Which to use
“blade” and “blauer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #11,197
- “blauer” frequency rank
- 32749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | blauer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs blau |
Where the eye mixes blade and blauer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blade and blauer
A purely visual mix-up. blade ([ˈblaːdə]) and blauer ([ˈblaʊ̯ɐ]) 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 32749, 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]. blauer is at rank #11,197, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaʊ̯ɐ].
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 32749, this pair ranks #1,700,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs blauer
Shared letters: abel. Private to "blade": d. Private to "blauer": ru.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blauer" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blade" and "blauer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blade" or "blauer" show up more?
What to do next
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 "blauer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,700,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "blauer" 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 #1,700,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.