Which to use
“billiger” and “billiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,918
- “billiger” frequency rank
- #23,449
- “billiges” frequency rank
- 29367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billiger | billiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig |
Where the eye mixes billiger and billiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billiger and billiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between billiger and billiges
A purely visual mix-up. billiger ([ˈbɪlɪɡɐ]) and billiges ([ˈbɪlɪɡəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “billiger” becomes s in “billiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billiger is recorded at frequency rank #5,918, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡɐ]. 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 29367, this pair ranks #1,768,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of billiger vs billiges
Shared letters: begil. Private to "billiger": r. Private to "billiges": s.
"billiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "billiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "billiger" and "billiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "billiger" or "billiges"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "billiger" and "billiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "billiger" 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 #1,768,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billiger" and "billiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billiges 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 #1,768,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.