Which to use
“Bild” and “bit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,199
- “Bild” frequency rank
- #16,817
- “bit” frequency rank
- 54016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bild | bit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Image. | Unité de mesure en informatique désignant la quantité élémentaire d’information représentée par un chiffre binaire, et qui ne peut donc prendre que deux valeurs : 0 ou 1. |
Where the eye mixes Bild and bit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bild vs bit
A purely visual mix-up. Bild (\bɪlt\) and bit (\bit\) 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 54016, 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\. bit is at rank #16,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bit\.
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 54016, this pair ranks #136,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bild vs bit
Shared letters: bi. Private to "Bild": dl. Private to "bit": t.
"Bild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bit" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bild ← bbild · bidl · bildd · billd · blid · ibld
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bild" and "bit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Bild" or "bit"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Bild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bild" and "bit" 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 #136,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.