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“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.
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
- billigere ← bbilligere · biligere · bililgere · billgiere · billiegre · billigeer · billigerre · billiggere
- billigeren ← bbilligeren · biligeren · bililgeren · billgieren · billiegren · billigeern · billigerenn · billigerne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "billigere" for "billigeren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "billigere" vs "billigeren" - which ranks higher?
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.