Which to use
“beladen” is an adjective and “bilden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,233
- “beladen” frequency rank
- #1,625
- “bilden” frequency rank
- 18858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beladen | bilden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Last ausgestattet, etwas aufgeladen/geladen habend | etwas zustande kommen, entstehen lassen |
Where the eye mixes beladen and bilden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beladen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against bilden's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beladen vs bilden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beladen is [bəˈlaːdn̩] while bilden is [ˈbɪldn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beladen is recorded at frequency rank #17,233, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaːdn̩]. bilden is at rank #1,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldn̩].
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 18858, this pair ranks #1,914,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beladen vs bilden
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "beladen": a. Private to "bilden": i.
"beladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "bilden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beladen" and "bilden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beladen" or "bilden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beladen" and "bilden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bilden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beladen" and "bilden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beladen vs beladenen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,914,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.