Which to use
“belässt” is a verb and “blass” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,163
- “belässt” frequency rank
- #13,326
- “blass” frequency rank
- 58489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belässt | blass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs belassen | von geringer, schwacher Farbstärke |
Where the eye mixes belässt and blass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belässt is [bəˈlɛst] while blass is [blas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belässt is recorded at frequency rank #45,163, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlɛst]. blass is at rank #13,326, tagged as anadj, pronounced [blas].
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 58489, this pair ranks #860,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belässt vs blass
Shared letters: bls. Private to "belässt": etä. Private to "blass": a.
"belässt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "blass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blass ← balss · bblass · blaß · bllass · blsas · lbass