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“billige” and “billigere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,841
- “billige” frequency rank
- #38,646
- “billigere” frequency rank
- 47487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billige | billigere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs billig |
Where the eye mixes billige and billigere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against billigere's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between billige and billigere
A purely visual mix-up. billige ([ˈbɪlɪɡə]) and billigere ([ˈbɪlɪɡəʁə]) 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) - “billige” sits inside “billigere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47487, 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]. billigere is at rank #38,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡəʁə].
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 47487, this pair ranks #1,282,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of billige vs billigere
Shared letters: begil. Private to "billige": -. Private to "billigere": r.
"billige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "billigere" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "billige" and "billigere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "billige" or "billigere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "billige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "billigere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,282,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billige" and "billigere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigere 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 #1,282,507 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.