Which to use
“bilan” and “bile” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,026
- “bilan” frequency rank
- #25,905
- “bile” frequency rank
- 27931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bilan | bile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récapitulatif. | Humeur sécrétée par le foie et stockée dans la vésicule biliaire. |
Where the eye mixes bilan and bile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bilan with bile
A purely visual mix-up. bilan (\bi.lɑ̃\) and bile (\bil\) 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 27931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bilan is recorded at frequency rank #2,026, classified as anoun, pronounced \bi.lɑ̃\. bile is at rank #25,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bil\.
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 27931, this pair ranks #325,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bilan vs bile
Shared letters: bil. Private to "bilan": an. Private to "bile": e.
"bilan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bilan" and "bile" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "bilan" or "bile" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bilan" and "bile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bold". 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 #325,886 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.