bietenvsBitteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: bieten is a verb, Bitte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bieten” is a verb and “Bitte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,317
“bieten” frequency rank
#183
“Bitte” frequency rank
1500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bieten Bitte
Definition kundtun, dass man etwas zu leisten bereit ist; etwas zur Verfügung oder in Aussicht stellen, etwas zusichern höfliche Ausdrucksform eines Wunsches, einer Aufforderung, eines Ersuchens

Where the eye mixes bieten and Bitte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
bieten
5 ch
Bitte

Look-alike desk: bieten vs Bitte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bieten is [ˈbiːtn̩] while Bitte is [ˈbɪtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bieten is recorded at frequency rank #1,317, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtn̩]. Bitte is at rank #183, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪtə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 1500, this pair ranks #2,004,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bieten vs Bitte

Shared letters: beit. Private to "bieten": n. Private to "Bitte": -.

"bieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Bitte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bietenbbieten · beiten · bieetn · bietenn · bietne · bietten · biteen · ibeten
  • Bittebbitte · bite · bitet · btite · ibtte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bieten" and "Bitte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bieten" is a verb and "Bitte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "bieten" vs "Bitte" - which ranks higher?
"Bitte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #183 in our German list, against #1,317 for "bieten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "bieten" and "Bitte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,004,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bieten" and "Bitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bible vs Bitte". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #2,004,229 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list