Which to use
“Bilder” is a noun and “bindet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #657
- “Bilder” frequency rank
- #13,785
- “bindet” frequency rank
- 14442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bilder | bindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bild | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs binden |
Where the eye mixes Bilder and bindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bilder vs bindet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bilder is [ˈbɪldɐ] while bindet is [ˈbɪndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bilder is recorded at frequency rank #657, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪldɐ]. bindet is at rank #13,785, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪndət].
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 14442, this pair ranks #1,951,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bilder vs bindet
Shared letters: bdei. Private to "Bilder": lr. Private to "bindet": nt.
"Bilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bindet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bilder" and "bindet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bilder" or "bindet" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bilder" and "bindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bindet vs bündelt". 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 #1,951,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.