billigen

[ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“billigen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,338
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas befürworten, begrüßen, gutheißen

Corpus desk

Index DE-billigen · billigen · German

billigen · rank #9,338 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,338
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beworben

Nearest frequency peer: beworben (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „billigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „billigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

billigen vs Billion
63% similar
billigen vs billigt
75% similar
billigen vs billiger
88% similar

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

Key facts for billigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbilligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,338
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „billigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).billigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beworben“ (#9,337), „biologische“ (#9,339), „Bewertungen“ (#9,336). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „billigen“ bei #9,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around billigen (IPA [ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,338 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for billigen, with forms such as "bbilligen", "biligen", and "bililgen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Billion", "billigt", "billiger", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is billigen, spelled B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas befürworten, begrüßen, gutheißen
  2. 2
    etwas genehmigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Ressortchefs billigten den Beitritt der Slowakei zur Euro-Zone einstimmig, sagte Juncker.
  2. Die israelische und die libanesische Regierung billigten am Wochenende die UN-Resolution und die Waffenruhe.

Synonyms

akzeptierenanerkennenbefürwortenbegrüßenbeipflichtenbeistimmenbekräftigengoutierengutheißenzustimmenannehmenapprobierenautorisierenbestätigengegenzeichnengenehmigensanktionieren

Antonyms

ablehnenmissbilligentadelnverbietenverneinenverwerfenzurückweisen

This word in other languages

agree(English)aprobar(Español)cautionner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbilligen
  • biligen
  • bililgen
  • billgien
  • billiegn
  • billigenn
  • billiggen
  • billigne
  • bliligen
  • iblligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of billigen - 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.

bbilligen1biligen1bililgen2billgien2billiegn2billigenn1billiggen1billigne2
Edit distance from "billigen"

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 "billigen"?
"billigen" is spelled B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪlɪɡn̩].
What does "billigen" mean?
As a verb, "billigen" means: etwas befürworten, begrüßen, gutheißen
What words are commonly confused with "billigen"?
"billigen" is commonly confused with "Billion", "billigt", "billiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "billigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "billigen" is [ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "billigen" come from?
"billigen" 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 "billigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beworben#9,337ehrliche#9,355Einnahme#9,358Frequenz#9,367

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Befehle10 variantszwecks10 variantsZubehör10 variantsGewitter10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list