Which to use
“billig” and “billiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,251
- “billig” frequency rank
- #5,918
- “billiger” frequency rank
- 10169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billig | billiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angemessen (recht und billig) | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs billig |
Where the eye mixes billig and billiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. billig runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against billiger's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: billig vs billiger
A purely visual mix-up. billig ([ˈbɪlɪç]) and billiger ([ˈbɪlɪɡɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “billig” sits inside “billiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billig is recorded at frequency rank #4,251, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪç]. billiger is at rank #5,918, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡɐ].
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 10169, this pair ranks #1,976,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of billig vs billiger
Shared letters: bgil. Private to "billig": -. Private to "billiger": er.
"billig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "billiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "billig" for "billiger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "billig" vs "billiger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "billig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "billiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billig" and "billiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billiger vs billigte". 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 #1,976,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.