Which to use
“Bild” and “bird” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,199
- “Bild” frequency rank
- #16,555
- “bird” frequency rank
- 53754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bild | bird |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Image. | Oiseau. |
Where the eye mixes Bild and bird
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Bild and bird
A purely visual mix-up. Bild (\bɪlt\) and bird (\bɜːd\) 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 a single letter - l in “Bild” becomes r in “bird”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53754, 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\. bird is at rank #16,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɜːd\.
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 53754, this pair ranks #138,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bild vs bird
Shared letters: bdi. Private to "Bild": l. Private to "bird": r.
"Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bird" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bild" for "bird" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bild" vs "bird" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bild" and "bird" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bird" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bild" and "bird" 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 #138,598 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.