BildervsBlinderConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#657
“Bilder” frequency rank
#20,535
“Blinder” frequency rank
21192
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bilder Blinder
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bild Person, die nicht sehen kann

Where the eye mixes Bilder and Blinder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Bilder
7 ch
Blinder

Look-alike desk: Bilder vs Blinder

A purely visual mix-up. Bilder ([ˈbɪldɐ]) and Blinder ([ˈblɪndɐ]) 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 21192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bilder is recorded at frequency rank #657, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪldɐ]. Blinder is at rank #20,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪndɐ].

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 21192, this pair ranks #1,889,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bilder vs Blinder

Shared letters: bdeilr. Private to "Bilder": -. Private to "Blinder": n.

"Bilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Blinder" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bilderbbilder · bidler · bildder · bilderr · bildre · biledr · billder · blider
  • Blinderbblinder · bilnder · blidner · blindder · blinderr · blindre · blinedr · blinnder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bilder" and "Blinder" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɪldɐ] versus [ˈblɪndɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bilder" or "Blinder"?
"Bilder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #657 in our German list, against #20,535 for "Blinder". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Bilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blinder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,889,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bilder" and "Blinder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blinder vs blonder". 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 #1,889,136 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