beendetvsBlendeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: beendet is a adjective, Blende is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“beendet” is an adjective and “Blende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,191
“beendet” frequency rank
#26,336
“Blende” frequency rank
28527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beendet Blende
Definition zum Ende/Abschluss gebracht/geführt; abgeschlossen, vollendet ein Bauteil bei optischen Instrumenten und Apparaten

Where the eye mixes beendet and Blende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beendet runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against Blende's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
beendet
6 ch
Blende

Visual trap between beendet and Blende

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beendet is [bəˈʔɛndət] while Blende is [ˈblɛndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beendet is recorded at frequency rank #2,191, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔɛndət]. Blende is at rank #26,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛndə].

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 28527, this pair ranks #1,783,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beendet vs Blende

Shared letters: bden. Private to "beendet": t. Private to "Blende": l.

"beendet" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "Blende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beendet ← bbeendet · beednet · beenddet · beendett · beendte · beenedt · beenndet · bendet
  • Blende ← bblende · belnde · bledne · blendde · blened · blennde · bllende · blnede

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beendet" and "Blende" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beendet" is an adjective and "Blende" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "beendet" or "Blende"?
"beendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,191 in our German list, against #26,336 for "Blende". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,783,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beendet" and "Blende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blende 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 #1,783,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list