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“billige” and “billiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,841
- “billige” frequency rank
- #5,918
- “billiger” frequency rank
- 14759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billige | billiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs billig |
Where the eye mixes billige and billiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against billiger's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: billige vs billiger
A purely visual mix-up. billige ([ˈbɪlɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “billige” sits inside “billiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billige is recorded at frequency rank #8,841, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡə]. 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 14759, this pair ranks #1,948,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of billige vs billiger
Shared letters: begil. Private to "billige": -. Private to "billiger": r.
"billige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "billiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "billige" and "billiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "billige" or "billiger"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "billige" 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 #1,948,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billige" and "billiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billige 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 #1,948,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.