Which to use
“biens” and “bilans” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,851
- “biens” frequency rank
- #18,663
- “bilans” frequency rank
- 20514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biens | bilans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bien. | Pluriel de bilan. |
Where the eye mixes biens and bilans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between biens and bilans
A purely visual mix-up. biens (\bjɛ̃\) and bilans (\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 20514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biens is recorded at frequency rank #1,851, classified as anoun, pronounced \bjɛ̃\. bilans is at rank #18,663, 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 20514, this pair ranks #367,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of biens vs bilans
Shared letters: bins. Private to "biens": e. Private to "bilans": al.
"biens" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "bilans" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "biens" for "bilans" ever safe?
Frequency check: "biens" vs "bilans" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "biens" and "bilans" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "biens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bilans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biens" and "bilans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bihan vs bilans". 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 #367,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.