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Bild: the 74th-Most Reused Word in German

Bild: Das 74.-häufigste Wort im Deutschen

October 21, 2026

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Bild ("picture, image", A1) is the 74th-most reused word-building block in this dictionary's compounds, appearing in 11 different words.

91% nouns

Of the 11 compounds built on Bild, 91% are nouns.

CEFR levels

  • A2 (2 entries): Bilderbuch (picture book), Bildschirm (screen).
  • B1 (5 entries): Bilderrahmen (picture frame), Passbild (passport photo), Röntgenbild (X-ray), Spiegelbild (reflection, mirror image), Vorbild (role model, example).
  • B2 (4 entries): Blutbild (blood count), Landschaftsbild (landscape view), Standbild (statue; still image, freeze-frame), bildhübsch (very pretty).

Grouping by meaning, not just difficulty

Looking at the same 11 compounds by what KIND of thing each one names, rather than how hard it is, splits them into 4 groups:

  1. A literal picture or photo7
  2. A device that displays images1
  3. Figurative -- an abstract pattern or example2
  4. An adjective1
  • A literal picture or photo (7): Bilderbuch, Bilderrahmen, Landschaftsbild, Passbild, Röntgenbild, Spiegelbild, Standbild.
  • A device that displays images (1): Bildschirm.
  • Figurative -- an abstract pattern or example (2): Blutbild, Vorbild.
  • An adjective (1): bildhübsch.

Blutbild (literally blood-picture, a blood count) and Vorbild (role model) both treat an abstract pattern as something you can picture -- a profile of cell counts, or a person you hold up as an image to follow.

Test yourself: grouping by meaning

Which group does each word belong to?

1 Where does Bilderbuch belong?

2 Where does Bilderrahmen belong?

3 Where does Landschaftsbild belong?

4 Where does Passbild belong?

5 Where does Röntgenbild belong?

6 Where does Spiegelbild belong?

7 Where does Standbild belong?

8 Where does Bildschirm belong?

9 Where does Blutbild belong?

10 Where does Vorbild belong?

11 Where does bildhübsch belong?

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