Which to use
“Bildes” is a noun and “blödes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,828
- “Bildes” frequency rank
- #25,478
- “blödes” frequency rank
- 37306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bildes | blödes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bild | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blöde |
Where the eye mixes Bildes and blödes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Bildes and blödes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bildes is [ˈbɪldəs] while blödes is [ˈbløːdəs]. 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 37306, 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]. blödes is at rank #25,478, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdəs].
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 37306, this pair ranks #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bildes vs blödes
Shared letters: bdels. Private to "Bildes": i. Private to "blödes": ö.
"Bildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "blödes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bildes ← bbildes · bidles · bilddes · bildess · bildse · bileds · billdes · blides
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bildes" and "blödes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Bildes" vs "blödes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bildes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blödes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bildes" and "blödes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blödes vs bodies". 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 #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.