bilden

/[ˈbɪldn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,625

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bilden is aGermanverb. It means: etwas zustande kommen, entstehen lassen Pronounced [ˈbɪldn̩]. It ranks #1,625 in German word frequency. Often confused with Boden and Binde.

Key facts for bilden
PropertyValue
Headwordbilden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɪldn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,625
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bilden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bilden is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɪldn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,625 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bilden, with forms such as "bbilden", "bidlen", and "bildden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Boden", "Binde", "Buden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is bilden, spelled B-I-L-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zustande kommen, entstehen lassen
  2. 2
    etwas Bestimmtes sein, etwas Bestimmtes darstellen, mit etwas gleichzusetzen sein
  3. 3
    eines Menschen Wissen, Moral, Denkweise oder handwerkliche Fähigkeiten durch Lehren verbessern
  4. 4
    Rechnungswesen: eine Rückstellung erstellen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbilden,bidlen,bildden,bildenn,bildne,biledn,billden,bliden,iblden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bilden

Misspelling Variants of "bilden"

bbilden7bidlen6bildden7bildenn7bildne6biledn6billden7bliden6
Misspelling Variants of "bilden"

Frequency rank: #1,625 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bilden"?
"bilden" is spelled B-I-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪldn̩].
What does "bilden" mean?
As a verb, "bilden" means: etwas zustande kommen, entstehen lassen
What words are commonly confused with "bilden"?
"bilden" is commonly confused with "Boden", "Binde", "Buden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bilden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bilden" is [ˈbɪldn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bilden" come from?
"bilden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.