Which to use
“bias” and “bilan” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,472
- “bias” frequency rank
- #2,026
- “bilan” frequency rank
- 47498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bias | bilan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Préjugé, parti pris. | Récapitulatif. |
Where the eye mixes bias and bilan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bias runs 4 letters (CVVC) against bilan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bias with bilan
A purely visual mix-up. bias (\ˈbaɪ.əs\) and bilan (\bi.lɑ̃\) 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 47498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bias is recorded at frequency rank #45,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈbaɪ.əs\. bilan is at rank #2,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bi.lɑ̃\.
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 47498, this pair ranks #186,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bias vs bilan
Shared letters: abi. Private to "bias": s. Private to "bilan": ln.
"bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bilan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bias" for "bilan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bias" or "bilan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bias" and "bilan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bilan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bias" and "bilan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bias vs bihan". 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 #186,485 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.