Which to use
“billiger” is an adjective and “billigt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,918
- “billiger” frequency rank
- #39,843
- “billigt” frequency rank
- 45761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billiger | billigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs billigen |
Where the eye mixes billiger and billigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. billiger runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against billigt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: billiger vs billigt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: billiger is [ˈbɪlɪɡɐ] while billigt is [ˈbɪlɪçt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45761, 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]. billigt is at rank #39,843, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪçt].
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 45761, this pair ranks #1,342,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of billiger vs billigt
Shared letters: bgil. Private to "billiger": er. Private to "billigt": t.
"billiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "billigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "billiger" and "billigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "billiger" or "billigt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "billiger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "billigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,342,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billiger" and "billigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigt 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 #1,342,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.