Which to use
“Bilder” is a noun and “blöder” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #657
- “Bilder” frequency rank
- #19,853
- “blöder” frequency rank
- 20510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bilder | blöder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bild | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blöd |
Where the eye mixes Bilder and blöder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bilder vs blöder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bilder is [ˈbɪldɐ] while blöder is [ˈbløːdɐ]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bilder is recorded at frequency rank #657, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪldɐ]. blöder is at rank #19,853, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdɐ].
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 20510, this pair ranks #1,896,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bilder vs blöder
Shared letters: bdelr. Private to "Bilder": i. Private to "blöder": ö.
"Bilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "blöder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bilder ← bbilder · bidler · bildder · bilderr · bildre · biledr · billder · blider
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bilder" for "blöder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bilder" vs "blöder" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blöder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bilder" and "blöder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blocher vs blöder". 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 #1,896,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.