Which to use
“Bild” and “birds” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #349
- “Bild” frequency rank
- #29,510
- “birds” frequency rank
- 29859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bild | birds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik | Plural des Substantivs bird |
Where the eye mixes Bild and birds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Bild and birds
A purely visual mix-up. Bild ([bɪlt]) and birds ([bɜːdz]) 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 29859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bild is recorded at frequency rank #349, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɪlt]. birds is at rank #29,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɜːdz].
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 29859, this pair ranks #1,758,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bild vs birds
Shared letters: bdi. Private to "Bild": l. Private to "birds": rs.
"Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "birds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bild" for "birds" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bild" or "birds"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "birds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bild" and "birds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bims vs birds". 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 #1,758,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.