Which to use
“billige” is an adjective and “Biologe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,841
- “billige” frequency rank
- #31,971
- “Biologe” frequency rank
- 40812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billige | Biologe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | Wissenschaftler, der sich mit belebter Natur (Biologie) beschäftigt |
Where the eye mixes billige and Biologe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. billige (CVCCVCV) and Biologe (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: billige vs Biologe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: billige is [ˈbɪlɪɡə] while Biologe is [bioˈloːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40812, 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]. Biologe is at rank #31,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bioˈloːɡə].
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 40812, this pair ranks #1,497,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of billige vs Biologe
Shared letters: begil. Private to "billige": -. Private to "Biologe": o.
"billige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Biologe" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "billige" for "Biologe" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "billige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Biologe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billige" and "Biologe" 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 #1,497,586 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.