Which to use
“Beine” and “Blinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,192
- “Beine” frequency rank
- #11,396
- “Blinde” frequency rank
- 13588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beine | Blinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bein | weibliche Person, die nicht sehen kann |
Where the eye mixes Beine and Blinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Beine runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Blinde's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Beine with Blinde
A purely visual mix-up. Beine ([ˈbaɪ̯nə]) and Blinde ([ˈblɪndə]) 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 13588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beine is recorded at frequency rank #2,192, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯nə]. Blinde is at rank #11,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪndə].
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 13588, this pair ranks #1,957,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beine vs Blinde
Shared letters: bein. Private to "Beine": -. Private to "Blinde": dl.
"Beine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Blinde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beine" and "Blinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Beine" or "Blinde" 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 "Beine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beine" and "Blinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blinde 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 #1,957,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.