Which to use
“bitter” and “bitteren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,281
- “bitter” frequency rank
- #18,192
- “bitteren” frequency rank
- 24473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bitter | bitteren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen besonders herben Geschmack habend, der oft als unangenehm wahrgenommen wird | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter |
Where the eye mixes bitter and bitteren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bitter vs bitteren
A purely visual mix-up. bitter ([ˈbɪtɐ]) and bitteren ([ˈbɪtəʁən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bitter” sits inside “bitteren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bitter is recorded at frequency rank #6,281, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪtɐ]. bitteren is at rank #18,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪtəʁən].
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 24473, this pair ranks #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bitter vs bitteren
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "bitter": -. Private to "bitteren": n.
"bitter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bitteren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bitter" for "bitteren" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bitter" or "bitteren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bitter" and "bitteren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bitter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bitteren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bitter" and "bitteren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battery vs bitter". 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 #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.