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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bieten" and "bittet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bieten" or "bittet" show up more?
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.