Which to use
“bilan” and “bison” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,026
- “bilan” frequency rank
- #24,129
- “bison” frequency rank
- 26155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bilan | bison |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récapitulatif. | Grand bovidé (du genre Bison) existant en Amérique (Bison bison) et en Europe (Bison bonasus). |
Where the eye mixes bilan and bison
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bilan vs bison
A purely visual mix-up. bilan (\bi.lɑ̃\) and bison (\bi.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26155, 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\. bison is at rank #24,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bi.zɔ̃\.
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 26155, this pair ranks #336,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bilan vs bison
Shared letters: bin. Private to "bilan": al. Private to "bison": os.
"bilan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bison" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bilan" for "bison" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bilan" vs "bison" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bilan" and "bison" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bison" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bilan" and "bison" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beton vs bison". 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 #336,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.