Which to use
“bildet” and “bindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,961
- “bildet” frequency rank
- #13,785
- “bindet” frequency rank
- 15746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bildet | bindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bilden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs binden |
Where the eye mixes bildet and bindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bildet with bindet
A purely visual mix-up. bildet ([ˈbɪldət]) and bindet ([ˈbɪndət]) 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 a single letter - l in “bildet” becomes n in “bindet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15746, 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]. bindet is at rank #13,785, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪndət].
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 15746, this pair ranks #1,941,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bildet vs bindet
Shared letters: bdeit. Private to "bildet": l. Private to "bindet": n.
"bildet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bindet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bildet" for "bindet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bildet" vs "bindet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bildet" and "bindet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bildet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bildet" and "bindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bindet vs bündelt". 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 #1,941,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.