Which to use
“bihan” is an adjective and “bilan” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,363
- “bihan” frequency rank
- #2,026
- “bilan” frequency rank
- 50389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bihan | bilan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit. | Récapitulatif. |
Where the eye mixes bihan and bilan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bihan and bilan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bihan vs bilan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bihan is \ˈbi(h)ː.ãn\ while bilan is \bi.lɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “bihan” becomes l in “bilan”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bihan is recorded at frequency rank #48,363, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈbi(h)ː.ãn\. 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 50389, this pair ranks #163,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bihan vs bilan
Shared letters: abin. Private to "bihan": h. Private to "bilan": l.
"bihan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bilan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bihan" and "bilan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bihan" or "bilan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bihan" and "bilan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bihan" 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 #163,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bihan" and "bilan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bihan vs busan". 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 #163,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.