Which to use
“billigend” is a verb and “billiges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,784
- “billigend” frequency rank
- #23,449
- “billiges” frequency rank
- 72233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billigend | billiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs billigen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig |
Where the eye mixes billigend and billiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billigend runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against billiges's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between billigend and billiges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: billigend is [ˈbɪlɪɡn̩t] while billiges is [ˈbɪlɪɡəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billigend is recorded at frequency rank #48,784, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡn̩t]. billiges is at rank #23,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡəs].
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 72233, this pair ranks #393,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of billigend vs billiges
Shared letters: begil. Private to "billigend": dn. Private to "billiges": s.
"billigend" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "billiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "billigend" and "billiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "billigend" or "billiges" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "billigend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "billiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billigend" and "billiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigem vs billigend". 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 #393,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.