Which to use
“Bittere” is a noun and “bitterer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,526
- “Bittere” frequency rank
- #31,473
- “bitterer” frequency rank
- 45999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bittere | bitterer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bitterer Geschmack von etwas | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter |
Letter map: Bittere vs bitterer
Shared letters muted; letters that set Bittere and bitterer apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: Bittere vs bitterer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Bittere is anoun and bittereranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Bittere” sits inside “bitterer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bittere is recorded at frequency rank #14,526, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. bitterer is at rank #31,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪtəʁɐ].
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 45999, this pair ranks #1,333,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bittere vs bitterer
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "Bittere": -. Private to "bitterer": -.
"Bittere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "bitterer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bittere" and "bitterer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Bittere" vs "bitterer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Bittere" vs "bitterer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bittere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bitterer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,333,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bittere" and "bitterer" 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 #1,333,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.