build

[bɪld]

/[bɪld]/ verb

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The verdict

“build” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,656
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bauen, errichten (ein Gebäude, etc.), erbauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-build · build · German

build · rank #27,656 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,656
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesgesetz

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesgesetz (+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 „build“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „build“ 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).

build vs Bund
40% similar
build vs bull
60% similar
build vs Bulle
40% similar

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

Key facts for build
PropertyValue
Headwordbuild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bɪld]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,656
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „build“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bundesgesetz“ (#27,657), „brillanten“ (#27,654), „Burschenschaft“ (#27,658). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „build“ bei #27,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around build (IPA [bɪld]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,656 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bauen, errichten (ein Gebäude, etc.), erbauen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for build, with forms such as "bbuild", "biuld", and "buidl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Bund", "bull", "Bulle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is build, spelled B-U-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    bauen, errichten (ein Gebäude, etc.), erbauen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The house was built in 1918.
  2. […] And he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. (Genesis 4:17)

Synonyms

construct

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuild
  • biuld
  • buidl
  • buildd
  • builld
  • bulid
  • ubild

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of build - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbuild1biuld2buidl2buildd1builld1bulid2ubild2
Edit distance from "build"

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 "build"?
"build" is spelled B-U-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bɪld].
What does "build" mean?
As a verb, "build" means: bauen, errichten (ein Gebäude, etc.), erbauen
What words are commonly confused with "build"?
"build" is commonly confused with "Bund", "bull", "Bulle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "build"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "build" is [bɪld]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "build" come from?
"build" 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 "build", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Casey#27,662cause#27,663Dachs#27,671Darts#27,673

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Dativ7 variantshasste7 variantsHirte7 variantsurbane7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list