Which to use
“bilde” is a verb and “Bilder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,249
- “bilde” frequency rank
- #657
- “Bilder” frequency rank
- 12906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bilde | Bilder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bilden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bild |
Where the eye mixes bilde and Bilder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Bilder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bilde with Bilder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bilde is [ˈbɪldə] while Bilder is [ˈbɪldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bilde” sits inside “Bilder”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bilde is recorded at frequency rank #12,249, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldə]. Bilder is at rank #657, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪldɐ].
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 12906, this pair ranks #1,961,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bilde vs Bilder
Shared letters: bdeil. Private to "bilde": -. Private to "Bilder": r.
"bilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bilde" and "Bilder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bilde" or "Bilder"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bilder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bilde" and "Bilder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bilde 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 #1,961,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.