Which to use
“billiges” is an adjective and “billigt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,449
- “billiges” frequency rank
- #39,843
- “billigt” frequency rank
- 63292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billiges | billigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs billig | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs billigen |
Where the eye mixes billiges and billigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. billiges 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.
Visual trap between billiges and billigt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: billiges is [ˈbɪlɪɡəs] 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 63292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billiges is recorded at frequency rank #23,449, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪɡəs]. 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 63292, this pair ranks #681,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of billiges vs billigt
Shared letters: bgil. Private to "billiges": es. Private to "billigt": t.
"billiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "billigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "billiges" and "billigt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "billiges" vs "billigt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "billiges" 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 #681,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billiges" 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 #681,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.