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“billigt” and “billigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,843
- “billigt” frequency rank
- #49,526
- “billigte” frequency rank
- 89369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | billigt | billigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs billigen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs billigen |
Where the eye mixes billigt and billigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. billigt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against billigte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between billigt and billigte
A purely visual mix-up. billigt ([ˈbɪlɪçt]) and billigte ([ˈbɪlɪçtə]) 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) - “billigt” sits inside “billigte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
billigt is recorded at frequency rank #39,843, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪçt]. billigte is at rank #49,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪçtə].
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 89369, this pair ranks #58,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of billigt vs billigte
Shared letters: bgilt. Private to "billigt": -. Private to "billigte": e.
"billigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "billigte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "billigt" and "billigte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "billigt" or "billigte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "billigt" and "billigte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "billigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "billigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "billigt" and "billigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigem 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 #58,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.