Which to use
“Band” and “Bild” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #744
- “Band” frequency rank
- #349
- “Bild” frequency rank
- 1093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Band | Bild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural »Bänder«: | (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik |
Where the eye mixes Band and Bild
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Band ([bant]) and Bild ([bɪlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Band is recorded at frequency rank #744, classified as anoun, pronounced [bant]. Bild is at rank #349, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɪlt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1093, this pair ranks #2,004,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Band vs Bild
Shared letters: bd. Private to "Band": an. Private to "Bild": il.
"Band" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC