# bird vs build

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bird
*noun · IPA [bɜːd] · frequency rank #18,499*
Vogel

### build
*verb · IPA [bɪld] · frequency rank #27,656*
bauen, errichten (ein Gebäude, etc.), erbauen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bird-vs-build