Which to use
“bitten” is a verb and “Bittere” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,536
- “bitten” frequency rank
- #14,526
- “Bittere” frequency rank
- 17062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bitten | Bittere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken | bitterer Geschmack von etwas |
Letter map: bitten vs Bittere
Shared letters muted; letters that set bitten and Bittere apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - bitten and Bittere
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bitten is averb and Bittereanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bitten is recorded at frequency rank #2,536, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪtn̩]. Bittere is at rank #14,526, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 17062, this pair ranks #1,930,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bitten vs Bittere
Shared letters: beit. Private to "bitten": n. Private to "Bittere": r.
"bitten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Bittere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bitten" for "Bittere" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bitten" and "Bittere".
- Full dictionary entry for "bitten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bittere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,930,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bitten" and "Bittere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bittere 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 #1,930,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.