Which to use
“baute” and “blühte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,873
- “baute” frequency rank
- #43,068
- “blühte” frequency rank
- 50941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baute | blühte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blühen |
Where the eye mixes baute and blühte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. baute runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against blühte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baute vs blühte
A purely visual mix-up. baute ([ˈbaʊ̯tə]) and blühte ([ˈblyːtə]) 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 50941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baute is recorded at frequency rank #7,873, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tə]. blühte is at rank #43,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblyːtə].
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 50941, this pair ranks #1,154,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baute vs blühte
Shared letters: bet. Private to "baute": au. Private to "blühte": hlü.
"baute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "blühte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baute ← abute · batue · bauet · bautte · bbaute · buate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baute" and "blühte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "baute" or "blühte"?
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 "baute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blühte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baute" and "blühte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beugte vs blühte". 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 #1,154,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.