Which to use
“blade” and “blöd” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #2,812
- “blöd” frequency rank
- 24364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | blöd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | nicht sehr intelligent (Person) oder durch mangelndes Nachdenken entstanden |
Where the eye mixes blade and blöd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blade vs blöd
A purely visual mix-up. blade ([ˈblaːdə]) and blöd ([bløːt]) 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 24364, 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]. blöd is at rank #2,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bløːt].
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 24364, this pair ranks #1,848,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs blöd
Shared letters: bdl. Private to "blade": ae. Private to "blöd": ö.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blöd" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blade ← balde · bblade · bladde · blaed · bldae · bllade · lbade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blade" and "blöd" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blade" vs "blöd" - which ranks higher?
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 "blöd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "blöd" 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 #1,848,695 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.