Which to use
“billigem” and “billigere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,007
- “billigem” frequency rank
- #38,646
- “billigere” frequency rank
- 86653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billigem | billigere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs billig |
Where the eye mixes billigem and billigere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billigem runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against billigere's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses billigem with billigere
A purely visual mix-up. billigem ([ˈbɪlɪɡəm]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billigem is recorded at frequency rank #48,007, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡəm]. 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 86653, this pair ranks #90,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of billigem vs billigere
Shared letters: begil. Private to "billigem": m. Private to "billigere": r.
"billigem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "billigere" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "billigem" and "billigere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "billigem" 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 #90,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billigem" and "billigere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigem 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 #90,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.