Biss

[bɪs]

/[bɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Biss” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,867
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang des Beißens

Corpus desk

Index DE-biss · Biss · German

Biss · rank #9,867 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,867
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bezweifle

Nearest frequency peer: bezweifle (-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 „Biss“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Biss“ 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).

Biss vs BS
25% similar
Biss vs Bus
50% similar
Biss vs Bit
50% similar

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

Key facts for Biss
PropertyValue
HeadwordBiss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɪs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,867
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Biss“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bissliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bezweifle“ (#9,866), „Blüte“ (#9,868), „Bewohnern“ (#9,865). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Biss“ bei #9,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Biss (IPA [bɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,867 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Biss, with forms such as "bbiss", "bis", and "biß". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BS", "Bus", "Bit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Biss, spelled B-I-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vorgang des Beißens
  2. 2
    Wundstelle, Wundmal, die durch das Beißen entstanden ist
  3. 3
    ein stechender Schmerz
  4. 4
    direkte, zupackende Art oder Haltung, die auch verletzend wirken kann
  5. 5
    Bereitschaft zum vollen Einsatz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Biss des Hundes tat sehr weh.
  2. „Bitte senden Sie mir eine Liste aller Ärzte in Australien, die Gegengift gegen den Biss von Klapperschlangen vorrätig haben.“

Synonyms

AngriffslustEnergie

Antonyms

Lahmheit

This word in other languages

bite(English)mordisco(Español)morsure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbiss
  • bis
  • biß
  • bsis
  • ibss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Biss - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbiss1bis1biß2bsis2ibss2
Edit distance from "Biss"

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 "Biss"?
"Biss" is spelled B-I-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bɪs].
What does "Biss" mean?
As a noun, "Biss" means: der Vorgang des Beißens
What words are commonly confused with "Biss"?
"Biss" is commonly confused with "BS", "Bus", "Bit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Biss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Biss" is [bɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Biss" come from?
"Biss" 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 "Biss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bude#9,872dave#9,876Deck#9,877UEFA#9,821

Similar misspelling depth

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

Aaron5 variantsread5 variantsLappen5 variantsLuke5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list