bitteres

[ˈbɪtəʁəs]

/[ˈbɪtəʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“bitteres” is uncommon German (frequency #57,718 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,718
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter

Corpus desk

Index DE-bitteres · bitteres · German

bitteres · rank #57,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,718
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH birch

Nearest frequency peer: birch (-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 „bitteres“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bitteres
PropertyValue
Headwordbitteres
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbɪtəʁəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bitteres“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bitteresfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „birch“ (#57,717), „Bildungsforschung“ (#57,715), „blink“ (#57,721). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bitteres“ bei #57,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bitteres is uncommon German at frequency #57,718 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɪtəʁəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

bitteres doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bitteres, spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter

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 "bitteres"?
"bitteres" is spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪtəʁəs].
What does "bitteres" mean?
As an adjective, "bitteres" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bitter
How do you pronounce "bitteres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bitteres" is [ˈbɪtəʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bitteres" come from?
"bitteres" 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 "bitteres", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

biblisch#57,714blutende#57,722Bradford#57,725Bethmann#57,709

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list