Which to use
“blade” and “blass” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #13,326
- “blass” frequency rank
- 34878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | blass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | von geringer, schwacher Farbstärke |
Where the eye mixes blade and blass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blade with blass
A purely visual mix-up. blade ([ˈblaːdə]) and blass ([blas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34878, 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]. 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 34878, this pair ranks #1,653,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs blass
Shared letters: abl. Private to "blade": de. Private to "blass": s.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blade" and "blass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blade" or "blass"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "blass" 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 #1,653,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.