Which to use
“bilde” and “bildete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,249
- “bilde” frequency rank
- #5,809
- “bildete” frequency rank
- 18058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bilde | bildete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bilden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bilden |
Where the eye mixes bilde and bildete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bildete's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bilde and bildete
A purely visual mix-up. bilde ([ˈbɪldə]) and bildete ([ˈbɪldətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bilde” sits inside “bildete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18058, 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]. bildete is at rank #5,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldətə].
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 18058, this pair ranks #1,921,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bilde vs bildete
Shared letters: bdeil. Private to "bilde": -. Private to "bildete": t.
"bilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bildete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bilde" and "bildete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bilde" vs "bildete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bilde" and "bildete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bildete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bilde" and "bildete" 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 #1,921,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.