bietetvsBitteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#963
“bietet” frequency rank
#183
“Bitte” frequency rank
1146
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bietet Bitte
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten höfliche Ausdrucksform eines Wunsches, einer Aufforderung, eines Ersuchens

Where the eye mixes bietet and Bitte

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

6 ch
bietet
5 ch
Bitte

Visual trap between bietet and Bitte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bietet is [ˈbiːtət] 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 1146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bietet is recorded at frequency rank #963, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtət]. 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 1146, this pair ranks #2,004,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bietet vs Bitte

Shared letters: beit. Private to "bietet": -. Private to "Bitte": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bietetbbietet · beitet · bieett · bietett · biette · biettet · biteet · ibetet
  • Bittebbitte · bite · bitet · btite · ibtte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bietet" and "Bitte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bietet" is a verb and "Bitte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "bietet" or "Bitte" show up more?
"Bitte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #183 in our German list, against #963 for "bietet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bietet" 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 #2,004,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bietet" 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 #2,004,823 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