Which to use
“ber” and “bled” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,940
- “ber” frequency rank
- #14,210
- “bled” frequency rank
- 63150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ber | bled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appareil de charpente et de cordage, placé sous un grand bâtiment, pour le supporter pendant la construction ou la réparation, et qui glisse sur la cale lorsqu’on lance ce bâtiment à l’eau. | Un pays étranger quelconque, dont est originaire une personne. |
Where the eye mixes ber and bled
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ber and bled
A purely visual mix-up. ber (\bɛʁ\) and bled (\blɛd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ber is recorded at frequency rank #48,940, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛʁ\. bled is at rank #14,210, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blɛd\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63150, this pair ranks #83,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ber vs bled
Shared letters: be. Private to "ber": r. Private to "bled": dl.
"ber" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bled" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bled ← bbled · beld · blde · bledd · blled · lbed
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ber" and "bled" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ber" or "bled"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ber" and "bled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ber vs bury". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #83,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.