Which to use
“bilan” and “bran” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,026
- “bilan” frequency rank
- #34,907
- “bran” frequency rank
- 36933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bilan | bran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récapitulatif. | Partie la plus grossière du son de céréale. |
Where the eye mixes bilan and bran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bilan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against bran's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bilan and bran
A purely visual mix-up. bilan (\bi.lɑ̃\) and bran (\bʁɑ̃\) 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 36933, 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\. bran is at rank #34,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁɑ̃\.
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 36933, this pair ranks #266,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bilan vs bran
Shared letters: abn. Private to "bilan": il. Private to "bran": r.
"bilan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bilan" and "bran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bilan" vs "bran" - which ranks higher?
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 "bran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bilan" and "bran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bran vs bread". 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 #266,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.