Which to use
“Bild” is a noun and “bildet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #349
- “Bild” frequency rank
- #1,961
- “bildet” frequency rank
- 2310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bild | bildet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bilden |
Where the eye mixes Bild and bildet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bild vs bildet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bild is [bɪlt] while bildet is [ˈbɪldət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Bild” sits inside “bildet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bild is recorded at frequency rank #349, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɪlt]. bildet is at rank #1,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldət].
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 2310, this pair ranks #2,002,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bild vs bildet
Shared letters: bdil. Private to "Bild": -. Private to "bildet": et.
"Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bildet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bild" for "bildet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bild" or "bildet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bild" and "bildet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bildet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bild" and "bildet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bild vs Bims". 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 #2,002,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.