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“bildete” and “bildeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,809
- “bildete” frequency rank
- #7,158
- “bildeten” frequency rank
- 12967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bildete | bildeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bilden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bilden |
Where the eye mixes bildete and bildeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bildete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against bildeten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bildete with bildeten
A purely visual mix-up. bildete ([ˈbɪldətə]) and bildeten ([ˈbɪldətn̩]) 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) - “bildete” sits inside “bildeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bildete is recorded at frequency rank #5,809, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldətə]. bildeten is at rank #7,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪldətn̩].
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 12967, this pair ranks #1,960,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bildete vs bildeten
Shared letters: bdeilt. Private to "bildete": -. Private to "bildeten": n.
"bildete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "bildeten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bildete" and "bildeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bildete" or "bildeten" show up more?
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 "bildete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bildeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bildete" and "bildeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bildchen vs bildeten". 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 #1,960,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.