Which to use
“Bild” and “birds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,199
- “Bild” frequency rank
- #32,707
- “birds” frequency rank
- 69906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bild | birds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Image. | Pluriel de bird. |
Where the eye mixes Bild and birds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Bild runs 4 letters (CVCC) against birds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bild and birds
A purely visual mix-up. Bild (\bɪlt\) and birds (\ˈbɝdz\) 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 69906, 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\. birds is at rank #32,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈbɝdz\.
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 69906, this pair ranks #53,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bild vs birds
Shared letters: bdi. Private to "Bild": l. Private to "birds": rs.
"Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "birds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bild" for "birds" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bild" or "birds"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "birds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bild" and "birds" 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 #53,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.