behütetvsblutetWhich spelling fits?

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“behütet” and “blutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,994
“behütet” frequency rank
#23,452
“blutet” frequency rank
61446
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature behütet blutet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs behüten 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bluten

Where the eye mixes behütet and blutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. behütet runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against blutet's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
behütet
6 ch
blutet

Why the eye confuses behütet with blutet

A purely visual mix-up. behütet ([bəˈhyːtət]) and blutet ([ˈbluːtət]) 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 61446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

behütet is recorded at frequency rank #37,994, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhyːtət]. blutet is at rank #23,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbluːtət].

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 61446, this pair ranks #749,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of behütet vs blutet

Shared letters: bet. Private to "behütet": hü. Private to "blutet": lu.

"behütet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "blutet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blutet ← bblutet · bllutet · bltuet · bluett · blutett · blutte · bluttet · bultet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "behütet" and "blutet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈhyːtət] versus [ˈbluːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "behütet" or "blutet"?
"blutet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,452 in our German list, against #37,994 for "behütet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "behütet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #749,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "behütet" and "blutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaltet vs behütet". 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 #749,452 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