billigerevsbilligerenConfusable pair

Which to use

“billigere” and “billigeren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,646
“billigere” frequency rank
#47,269
“billigeren” frequency rank
85915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature billigere billigeren
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs billig Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs billig

Where the eye mixes billigere and billigeren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. billigere runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against billigeren's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
billigere
10 ch
billigeren

Visual trap between billigere and billigeren

A purely visual mix-up. billigere ([ˈbɪlɪɡəʁə]) and billigeren ([ˈbɪlɪɡəʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “billigere” sits inside “billigeren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

billigere is recorded at frequency rank #38,646, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡəʁə]. billigeren is at rank #47,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡəʁən].

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 85915, this pair ranks #101,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of billigere vs billigeren

Shared letters: begilr. Private to "billigere": -. Private to "billigeren": n.

"billigere" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "billigeren" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • billigerebbilligere · biligere · bililgere · billgiere · billiegre · billigeer · billigerre · billiggere
  • billigerenbbilligeren · biligeren · bililgeren · billgieren · billiegren · billigeern · billigerenn · billigerne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "billigere" for "billigeren" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɪlɪɡəʁə] versus [ˈbɪlɪɡəʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "billigere" vs "billigeren" - which ranks higher?
"billigere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,646 in our German list, against #47,269 for "billigeren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "billigere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "billigeren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "billigere" and "billigeren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigere 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 #101,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list