bietenvsbittetTell them apart

Which to use

“bieten” and “bittet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,317
“bieten” frequency rank
#5,153
“bittet” frequency rank
6470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bieten bittet
Definition kundtun, dass man etwas zu leisten bereit ist; etwas zur Verfügung oder in Aussicht stellen, etwas zusichern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bitten

Where the eye mixes bieten and bittet

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

6 ch
bieten
6 ch
bittet

Look-alike desk: bieten vs bittet

A purely visual mix-up. bieten ([ˈbiːtn̩]) and bittet ([ˈbɪtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6470, 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]. bittet is at rank #5,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪtət].

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 6470, this pair ranks #1,991,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bieten vs bittet

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

"bieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "bittet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bietenbbieten · beiten · bieetn · bietenn · bietne · bietten · biteen · ibeten
  • bittetbbittet · bitett · bittett · bittte · btitet · ibttet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bieten" and "bittet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbiːtn̩] versus [ˈbɪtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bieten" or "bittet" show up more?
"bieten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,317 in our German list, against #5,153 for "bittet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bittet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,991,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bieten" and "bittet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bettelt vs bittet". 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 #1,991,528 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