BeutevsBlutesWhich spelling fits?

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

#5,151
“Beute” frequency rank
#21,913
“Blutes” frequency rank
27064
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beute Blutes
Definition durch Diebstahl, Raub oder Plünderung angeeignete Güter Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blut

Where the eye mixes Beute and Blutes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Beute
6 ch
Blutes

Why the eye confuses Beute with Blutes

A purely visual mix-up. Beute ([ˈbɔɪ̯tə]) and Blutes ([ˈbluːtəs]) 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 27064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beute is recorded at frequency rank #5,151, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯tə]. Blutes is at rank #21,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːtəs].

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 27064, this pair ranks #1,807,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Beute vs Blutes

Shared letters: betu. Private to "Beute": -. Private to "Blutes": ls.

"Beute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Blutes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beutebbeute · betue · beuet · beutte · buete · ebute
  • Blutesbblutes · bllutes · bltues · bluets · blutess · blutse · bluttes · bultes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Beute" and "Blutes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɔɪ̯tə] versus [ˈbluːtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Beute" vs "Blutes" - which ranks higher?
"Beute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,151 in our German list, against #21,913 for "Blutes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,807,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beute" and "Blutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blusen vs Blutes". 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 #1,807,937 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