BildesvsbillsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,828
“Bildes” frequency rank
#48,785
“bills” frequency rank
60613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bildes bills
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bild Plural des Substantivs bill

Letter map: Bildes vs bills

Shared letters muted; letters that set Bildes and bills apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Bildes
5 ch
bills

Corpus notes: Bildes and bills

Bildes and bills 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bildes is recorded at frequency rank #11,828, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪldəs]. bills is at rank #48,785, 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 60613, this pair ranks #780,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bildes vs bills

Shared letters: bils. Private to "Bildes": de. Private to "bills": -.

"Bildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bills" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bildesbbildes · bidles · bilddes · bildess · bildse · bileds · billdes · blides
  • billsbbills · billss · bils · bilsl · blils · iblls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bildes" for "bills" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Bildes" or "bills"?
"Bildes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,828 in our German list, against #48,785 for "bills". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Bildes" vs "bills" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bildes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bills" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #780,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bildes" and "bills" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bills 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

Confusion rank #780,471 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