BildervsbroderWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#657
“Bilder” frequency rank
#35,119
“broder” frequency rank
35776
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bilder broder
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bild Bruder

Letter map: Bilder vs broder

Shared letters muted; letters that set Bilder and broder apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Bilder
6 ch
broder

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Bilder and broder are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bilder is recorded at frequency rank #657, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪldɐ]. broder is at rank #35,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 35776, this pair ranks #1,631,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bilder vs broder

Shared letters: bder. Private to "Bilder": il. Private to "broder": o.

"Bilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "broder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bilderbbilder · bidler · bildder · bilderr · bildre · biledr · billder · blider
  • broderbbroder · brdoer · brodder · broderr · brodre · broedr · brroder · rboder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bilder" and "broder" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Bilder" or "broder"?
"Bilder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #657 in our German list, against #35,119 for "broder". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Bilder" and "broder". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "broder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,631,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bilder" and "broder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "broder vs puzzles". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list