Which to use
“battery” and “Blätter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,753
- “battery” frequency rank
- #4,412
- “Blätter” frequency rank
- 53165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | battery | Blätter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Energiespeicher und eine Stromquelle, die auf der Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie basiert; Batterie | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blatt |
Where the eye mixes battery and Blätter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: battery vs Blätter
A purely visual mix-up. battery ([bætərɪ]) and Blätter ([ˈblɛtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
battery is recorded at frequency rank #48,753, classified as anoun, pronounced [bætərɪ]. Blätter is at rank #4,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛtɐ].
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 53165, this pair ranks #1,068,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of battery vs Blätter
Shared letters: bert. Private to "battery": ay. Private to "Blätter": lä.
"battery" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Blätter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- battery ← abttery · batery · batetry · batterry · batteryy · batteyr · battrey · bbattery
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "battery" and "Blätter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "battery" or "Blätter" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "battery" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blätter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,068,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "battery" and "Blätter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battery vs better". 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 #1,068,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.