billsvsBIOSConfusable pair

Quick tell: bills is a noun, BIOS is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bills” is a noun and “BIOS” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,785
“bills” frequency rank
#34,016
“BIOS” frequency rank
82801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bills BIOS
Definition Plural des Substantivs bill Basic Input Output System – grundlegendes Eingabe-/Ausgabesystem

Letter map: bills vs BIOS

Shared letters muted; letters that set bills and BIOS apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
bills
4 ch
BIOS

Grammar separator: bills vs BIOS

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bills is anoun and BIOSanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bills is recorded at frequency rank #48,785, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. BIOS is at rank #34,016, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ɔs].

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 82801, this pair ranks #150,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bills vs BIOS

Shared letters: bis. Private to "bills": l. Private to "BIOS": o.

"bills" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "BIOS" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • billsbbills · billss · bils · bilsl · blils · iblls
  • BIOSbbios · bioss · biso · ibos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bills" and "BIOS" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bills" is a noun and "BIOS" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "bills" vs "BIOS" - which ranks higher?
"BIOS" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,016 in our German list, against #48,785 for "bills". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "bills" vs "BIOS" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bills" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "BIOS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bills" and "BIOS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bills vs puzzles". 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 #150,722 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