Which to use
“blade” is an adjective and “bläst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #14,031
- “bläst” frequency rank
- 35583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | bläst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blasen |
Where the eye mixes blade and bläst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blade vs bläst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blade is [ˈblaːdə] while bläst is [blɛːst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35583, 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]. 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 35583, this pair ranks #1,636,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs bläst
Shared letters: bl. Private to "blade": ade. Private to "bläst": stä.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "bläst" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blade ← balde · bblade · bladde · blaed · bldae · bllade · lbade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blade" and "bläst" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blade" vs "bläst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blade" and "bläst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blade" 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 #1,636,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "bläst" 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 #1,636,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.