BildvsbioWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Bild is a noun, bio is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Bild” is a noun and “bio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,199
“Bild” frequency rank
#2,984
“bio” frequency rank
40183
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bild bio
Definition Image. Qui provient de l’agriculture biologique.

Letter map: Bild vs bio

Shared letters muted; letters that set Bild and bio apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Bild
3 ch
bio

Grammar separator: Bild vs bio

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Bild is anoun and bioanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bild is recorded at frequency rank #37,199, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɪlt\. bio is at rank #2,984, tagged as anadj.

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 40183, this pair ranks #242,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bild vs bio

Shared letters: bi. Private to "Bild": dl. Private to "bio": o.

"Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "bio" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bildbbild · bidl · bildd · billd · blid · ibld

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bild" and "bio" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bild" is a noun and "bio" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Bild" vs "bio" - which ranks higher?
"bio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,984 in our French list, against #37,199 for "Bild". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Bild" and "bio".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bild" and "bio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bild 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 #242,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list