Which to use
“bible” and “Bild” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,782
- “bible” frequency rank
- #349
- “Bild” frequency rank
- 49131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bible | Bild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Buch der Bibel | (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik |
Where the eye mixes bible and Bild
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bible vs Bild
A purely visual mix-up. bible ([bibl]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bible is recorded at frequency rank #48,782, classified as anoun, pronounced [bibl]. 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 49131, this pair ranks #1,222,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bible vs Bild
Shared letters: bil. Private to "bible": e. Private to "Bild": d.
"bible" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bible" for "Bild" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bible" or "Bild"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bible" and "Bild" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bild" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,222,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bible" and "Bild" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bible vs bills". 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 #1,222,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.