Bild

[bɪlt]

/[bɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bild” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#349
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik

Corpus desk

Index DE-bild · Bild · German

Bild · rank #349 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #349
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH arbeiten

Nearest frequency peer: arbeiten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bild“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bild“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bild vs bin
25% similar
Bild vs Bio
50% similar
Bild vs BRD
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bild
PropertyValue
HeadwordBild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɪlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#349
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bild“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bildliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „arbeiten“ (#348), „bleibt“ (#350), „sollten“ (#347). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bild“ bei #349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Bild (IPA [bɪlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #349 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bild, with forms such as "bbild", "bidl", and "bildd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bin", "Bio", "BRD", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bild, spelled B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik
  2. 2
    Abbildung von etwas (zum Beispiel Fotografie)
  3. 3
    Fernsehbild
  4. 4
    Spiegelung in etwas
  5. 5
    Eindruck/Vorstellung über jemanden oder etwas
  6. 6
    Anblick von jemandem oder etwas
  7. 7
    Bilddatei
  8. 8
    Abschnitt eines Bühnenstücks mit gleichbleibender Dekoration
  9. 9
    Oberbegriff für jegliche Art bildlicher Darstellung/Illustration
  10. 10
    metaphorische oder symbolischer sprachlicher Ausdruck
  11. 11
    einem Element der Definitionsmenge zugeordnetes Element der Zielmenge
  12. 12
    in Deutschland bekannte Tageszeitung
  13. 13
    Teilmenge der Zielmenge, deren Elemente von der Abbildung, begrenzt auf eine bestimmte Teilmenge der Definitionsmenge, als Funktionswert angenommen werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Weißt du, wer dieses Bild gemalt hat?
  2. Dieses Bild ist von Paul Klee.

Synonyms

BildbereichBildmenge

Antonyms

TextModulTextdateiUrbild

This word in other languages

picture(English)imagen(Español)image(Français)pintura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbild
  • bidl
  • bildd
  • billd
  • blid
  • ibld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bild - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbild1bidl2bildd1billd1blid2ibld2
Edit distance from "Bild"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bild"?
"Bild" is spelled B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bɪlt].
What does "Bild" mean?
As a noun, "Bild" means: (künstlerische) zweidimensionale Darstellung und Wiedergabe in Form eines Gemäldes, einer Zeichnung oder Grafik
What words are commonly confused with "Bild"?
"Bild" is commonly confused with "bin", "Bio", "BRD". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bild" is [bɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bild" come from?
"Bild" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bild", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haus#346ging#345weit#355eben#357

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

unser6 variantsbeide6 variantskurz6 variantsstatt6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list