Which to use
“beenden” is a verb and “blinden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,358
- “beenden” frequency rank
- #13,787
- “blinden” frequency rank
- 17145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beenden | blinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas aufhören, etwas zum Abschluss bringen, eine Tätigkeit einstellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind |
Where the eye mixes beenden and blinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beenden and blinden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beenden is [bəˈʔɛndn̩] while blinden is [ˈblɪndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beenden is recorded at frequency rank #3,358, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔɛndn̩]. blinden is at rank #13,787, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɪndn̩].
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 17145, this pair ranks #1,929,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beenden vs blinden
Shared letters: bden. Private to "beenden": -. Private to "blinden": il.
"beenden" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "blinden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beenden" for "blinden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beenden" or "blinden" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beenden" and "blinden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinden vs blonder". 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 #1,929,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.