Which to use
“bildet” and “bildete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,961
- “bildet” frequency rank
- #5,809
- “bildete” frequency rank
- 7770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bildet | bildete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bilden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bilden |
Where the eye mixes bildet and bildete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bildet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against bildete's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bildet vs bildete
A purely visual mix-up. bildet ([ˈbɪldət]) and bildete ([ˈbɪldətə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bildet” sits inside “bildete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bildet is recorded at frequency rank #1,961, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldət]. bildete is at rank #5,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldətə].
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 7770, this pair ranks #1,986,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bildet vs bildete
Shared letters: bdeilt. Private to "bildet": -. Private to "bildete": -.
"bildet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bildete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bildet" for "bildete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bildet" vs "bildete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bildet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bildete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bildet" and "bildete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ballet vs bildet". 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 #1,986,967 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.