BietervsBitteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,508
“Bieter” frequency rank
#183
“Bitte” frequency rank
29691
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bieter Bitte
Definition jemand, der ein Gebot abgibt; der bietet höfliche Ausdrucksform eines Wunsches, einer Aufforderung, eines Ersuchens

Where the eye mixes Bieter and Bitte

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

6 ch
Bieter
5 ch
Bitte

Look-alike desk: Bieter vs Bitte

A purely visual mix-up. Bieter ([ˈbiːtɐ]) and Bitte ([ˈbɪtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bieter is recorded at frequency rank #29,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiːtɐ]. 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 29691, this pair ranks #1,762,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bieter vs Bitte

Shared letters: beit. Private to "Bieter": r. Private to "Bitte": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bieterbbieter · beiter · bieetr · bieterr · bietre · bietter · biteer · ibeter
  • Bittebbitte · bite · bitet · btite · ibtte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bieter" and "Bitte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbiːtɐ] versus [ˈbɪtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bieter" or "Bitte"?
"Bitte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #183 in our German list, against #29,508 for "Bieter". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bieter" 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 #1,762,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bieter" and "Bitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bieres vs Bieter". 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 #1,762,066 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