Which to use
“Bitte” and “Butt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #183
- “Bitte” frequency rank
- #36,237
- “Butt” frequency rank
- 36420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bitte | Butt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höfliche Ausdrucksform eines Wunsches, einer Aufforderung, eines Ersuchens | norddeutscher Name der Flunder |
Where the eye mixes Bitte and Butt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Bitte and Butt
A purely visual mix-up. Bitte ([ˈbɪtə]) and Butt ([bʊt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bitte is recorded at frequency rank #183, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪtə]. Butt is at rank #36,237, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bʊt].
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 36420, this pair ranks #1,616,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bitte vs Butt
Shared letters: bt. Private to "Bitte": ei. Private to "Butt": u.
"Bitte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Butt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bitte" and "Butt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bitte" or "Butt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bitte" and "Butt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bitte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Butt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bitte" and "Butt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Buff vs Butt". 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 #1,616,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.