Which to use
“bildende” and “bildender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,377
- “bildende” frequency rank
- #44,492
- “bildender” frequency rank
- 60869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bildende | bildender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bildend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bildend |
Where the eye mixes bildende and bildender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bildende and bildender
A purely visual mix-up. bildende ([ˈbɪldn̩də]) and bildender ([ˈbɪldn̩dɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bildende” sits inside “bildender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bildende is recorded at frequency rank #16,377, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪldn̩də]. bildender is at rank #44,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪldn̩dɐ].
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 60869, this pair ranks #770,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bildende vs bildender
Shared letters: bdeiln. Private to "bildende": -. Private to "bildender": r.
"bildende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "bildender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bildende" for "bildender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bildende" vs "bildender" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bildende" and "bildender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bildende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bildender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #770,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bildende" and "bildender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bildender vs bindende". 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 #770,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.