Which to use
“blade” is an adjective and “Bläser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #33,482
- “Bläser” frequency rank
- 55034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | Bläser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | Person, die ein Blasinstrument spielt |
Where the eye mixes blade and Bläser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. blade runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Bläser's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: blade vs Bläser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blade is [ˈblaːdə] while Bläser is [ˈblɛːzɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55034, 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]. Bläser is at rank #33,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛːzɐ].
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 55034, this pair ranks #995,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs Bläser
Shared letters: bel. Private to "blade": ad. Private to "Bläser": rsä.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Bläser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blade ← balde · bblade · bladde · blaed · bldae · bllade · lbade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blade" and "Bläser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "blade" or "Bläser" 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 "blade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bläser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #995,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "Bläser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bläser vs Blusen". 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 #995,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.