Biene

[ˈbiːnə]

/[ˈbiːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Biene” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,376) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,376
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler;

Corpus desk

Index DE-biene · Biene · German

Biene · rank #16,376 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,376
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH biblischen

Nearest frequency peer: biblischen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Biene”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Biene” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Biene vs bin
40% similar
Biene vs Bier
60% similar
Biene vs bike
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Biene
PropertyValue
HeadwordBiene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,376
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Biene” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bieneliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „biblischen“ (#16,375), „bildende“ (#16,377), „Bettler“ (#16,374). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Biene is neighbouring look-alikes ("bin", "Bier", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈbiːnə]. Frequency #16,376 among 5,818 “B” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Biene, with forms such as "bbiene", "bieen", and "binee". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bin", "Bier", "bike", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Biene, spelled B-I-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler;
  2. 2
    behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler;
  3. 3
    behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler;
  4. 4
    Mädchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Biene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bienen fliegen von einer Blüte zur nächsten, um den darin enthaltenen Nektar zu sammeln.
  2. „Ab der Sommersonnenwende produzieren die Bienen weniger, sie fangen schon an, sich auf den Winter vorzubereiten.“

Synonyms

ImmeImpMädchen

This word in other languages

bee(English)abeja(Español)abeille(Français)abelha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbiene
  • bieen
  • binee
  • ibene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Biene - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbiene1bieen2binee2ibene2
Edit distance from "Biene"

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 "Biene"?
"Biene" is spelled B-I-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːnə].
What does "Biene" mean?
As a noun, "Biene" means: behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler;
What words are commonly confused with "Biene"?
"Biene" is commonly confused with "bin", "Bier", "bike". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Biene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Biene" is [ˈbiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Biene" come from?
"Biene" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bluse#16,379bosse#16,380zelte#16,333fight#16,420

What to do next

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  • "Biene" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "bin". View pair
  • 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #16,376 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list