billigesvsbilligtTell them apart

Quick tell: billiges is a adjective, billigt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

8 ch
billiges
7 ch
billigt

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

  • billigesbbilliges · biliges · bililges · billgies · billiegs · billigess · billigges · billigse
  • billigtbbilligt · biligt · bililgt · billgit · billiggt · billigtt · billitg · bliligt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "billiges" and "billigt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "billiges" is an adjective and "billigt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "billiges" vs "billigt" - which ranks higher?
"billiges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,449 in our German list, against #39,843 for "billigt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list