Which to use
“bist” and “bläst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #225
- “bist” frequency rank
- #14,031
- “bläst” frequency rank
- 14256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bist | bläst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blasen |
Where the eye mixes bist and bläst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bist and bläst
A purely visual mix-up. bist ([bɪst]) and bläst ([blɛːst]) 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 14256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bist is recorded at frequency rank #225, classified as averb, pronounced [bɪst]. bläst is at rank #14,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɛːst].
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 14256, this pair ranks #1,952,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bist vs bläst
Shared letters: bst. Private to "bist": i. Private to "bläst": lä.
"bist" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bläst" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bist ← bbist · bisst · bistt · bsit · ibst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bist" and "bläst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bist" vs "bläst" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bist" and "bläst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bläst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bist" and "bläst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belässt vs bläst". 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 #1,952,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.