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“bildender” and “bindende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,492
“bildender” frequency rank
#48,008
“bindende” frequency rank
92500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bildender bindende
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bildend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bindend

Where the eye mixes bildender and bindende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
bildender
8 ch
bindende

Visual trap between bildender and bindende

A purely visual mix-up. bildender ([ˈbɪldn̩dɐ]) and bindende ([ˈbɪndn̩də]) 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 92500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bildender is recorded at frequency rank #44,492, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪldn̩dɐ]. bindende is at rank #48,008, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɪndn̩də].

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 92500, this pair ranks #29,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bildender vs bindende

Shared letters: bdein. Private to "bildender": lr. Private to "bindende": -.

"bildender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "bindende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bildenderbbildender · bidlender · bilddender · bildedner · bildendder · bildenderr · bildendre · bildenedr
  • bindendebbindende · bidnende · binddende · bindedne · bindendde · bindened · bindennde · bindnede

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bildender" and "bindende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɪldn̩dɐ] versus [ˈbɪndn̩də]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bildender" or "bindende" show up more?
"bildender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,492 in our German list, against #48,008 for "bindende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bildender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bindende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bildender" and "bindende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bildender vs Blender". 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 #29,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list