Bildern
[ˈbɪldɐn]
The verdict
“Bildern” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,811 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,811
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bild
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bildern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪldɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,811 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bildern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Bildern is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɪldɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,811 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bild".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bildern, with forms such as "bbildern", "bidlern", and "bilddern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bildet", "binden", "Bildes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bildern, spelled B-I-L-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bild
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbildern,bidlern,bilddern,bildenr,bildernn,bilderrn,bildren,biledrn,billdern,blidern,ibldern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bildern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Bildern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-I-L-D-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbɪldɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bildet” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bildern vs bildet
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.