Which to use
“baut” and “bläst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,357
- “baut” frequency rank
- #14,031
- “bläst” frequency rank
- 17388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baut | bläst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bauen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blasen |
Where the eye mixes baut and bläst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: baut vs bläst
A purely visual mix-up. baut ([baʊ̯t]) and bläst ([blɛːst]) 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 17388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baut is recorded at frequency rank #3,357, classified as averb, pronounced [baʊ̯t]. bläst is at rank #14,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɛːst].
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 17388, this pair ranks #1,927,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baut vs bläst
Shared letters: bt. Private to "baut": au. Private to "bläst": lsä.
"baut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bläst" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- baut ← abut · batu · bautt · bbaut · buat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baut" and "bläst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "baut" or "bläst" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bläst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baut" and "bläst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belässt vs bläst". 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 #1,927,841 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.