bie

[ˇbiːə]

/[ˇbiːə]/ noun

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The verdict

“bie” is uncommon German (frequency #52,697 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,697
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Biene

Corpus desk

Index DE-bie · bie · German

bie · rank #52,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,697
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beziffern

Nearest frequency peer: beziffern (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bie
PropertyValue
Headwordbie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˇbiːə]
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).biefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beziffern“ (#52,696), „Bildungsniveau“ (#52,698), „Bewohnerin“ (#52,695). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bie“ bei #52,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bie is uncommon German at frequency #52,697 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˇbiːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Biene".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bie, spelled B-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Biene

This word in other languages

bee(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bie"?
"bie" is spelled B-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˇbiːə].
What does "bie" mean?
As a noun, "bie" means: Biene
How do you pronounce "bie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bie" is [ˇbiːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bie" come from?
"bie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

AFC#52,631WTC#52,593gud#52,907jak#52,967

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list