billigstevsbilligtConfusable pair

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

Which to use

“billigste” is an adjective and “billigt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,509
“billigste” frequency rank
#39,843
“billigt” frequency rank
69352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature billigste billigt
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs billig 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs billigen

Where the eye mixes billigste and billigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billigste runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against billigt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
billigste
7 ch
billigt

Visual trap between billigste and billigt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: billigste is [ˈbɪlɪçstə] while billigt is [ˈbɪlɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 69352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

billigste is recorded at frequency rank #29,509, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪçstə]. 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 69352, this pair ranks #479,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of billigste vs billigt

Shared letters: bgilt. Private to "billigste": es. Private to "billigt": -.

"billigste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "billigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • billigstebbilligste · biligste · bililgste · billgiste · billiggste · billigset · billigsste · billigstte
  • billigtbbilligt · biligt · bililgt · billgit · billiggt · billigtt · billitg · bliligt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "billigste" and "billigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "billigste" is an adjective and "billigt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "billigste" or "billigt"?
"billigste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,509 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "billigste" 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 #479,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "billigste" 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 #479,206 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