Which to use
“blade” is an adjective and “blake” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #16,939
- “blake” frequency rank
- 38491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | blake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blaken |
Where the eye mixes blade and blake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blade vs blake
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blade is [ˈblaːdə] while blake is [ˈblaːkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “blade” becomes k in “blake”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blade is recorded at frequency rank #21,552, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaːdə]. blake is at rank #16,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblaːkə].
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 38491, this pair ranks #1,562,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs blake
Shared letters: abel. Private to "blade": d. Private to "blake": k.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blade" and "blake" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blade" or "blake" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,562,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "blake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blade vs Blazer". 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 #1,562,558 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.