build

\bɪld\

/\bɪld\/ verb

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The verdict

“build” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,083
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Construire, édifier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-build · build · French

build · rank #30,083 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,083
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brunette

Nearest frequency peer: brunette (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « build »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « build » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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

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

Key facts for build
PropertyValue
Headwordbuild
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɪld\
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,083
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « build »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).buildse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « brunette » (#30,082), « bussy » (#30,084), « brocante » (#30,081). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « build » est au #30,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around build (IPA \bɪld\), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,083 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "bull", "buis", "Bund", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is build, spelled B-U-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Construire, édifier.
  2. 2
    Créer un programme exécutable en le compilant à partir des sources.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This is especially helpful to build a new independent revision with its own kernel binary, initramfs and modules.

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 - 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.

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 French 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: Construire, édifier.
What words are commonly confused with "build"?
"build" is commonly confused with "bull", "buis", "Bund". 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 French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bussy#30,084bosco#30,076carry#30,091Biden#30,071

Similar misspelling depth

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

bottom7 variantsbased7 variantscédée7 variantsdorme7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list