Bittere vs claude, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Bittere” is a noun and “claude” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,526
“Bittere” frequency rank: #8,038
“claude” frequency rank: 22564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Bittere	claude
Definition	bitterer Geschmack von etwas	Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs clauder (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Bittere and claude apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

Bittere

6 ch

claude

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Bittere is anoun and claudeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bittere is recorded at frequency rank #14,526, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. claude is at rank #8,038, tagged as averb, 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 22564, this pair ranks #1,872,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bittere vs claude

Shared letters: e. Private to "Bittere": birt. Private to "claude": acdlu.

"Bittere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "claude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

Bittere ← bbittere · bitere · bitetre · bitteer · bitterre · bittree · btitere · ibttere
claude ← calude · cclaude · cladue · claudde · claued · cllaude · cluade · lcaude

Frequency comparison

Bittere#14,526

claude#8,038

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bittere" and "claude" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bittere" is a noun and "claude" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Bittere" or "claude"?

"claude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,038 in our German list, against #14,526 for "Bittere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Bittere vs claude

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Bittere”; for a verb, it's “claude”.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Bittere” entry
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