Which to use
“blade” is an adjective and “Bode” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- #19,526
- “Bode” frequency rank
- 41078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | Bode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad | Fluss in Deutschland, linker Nebenfluss der Saale |
Where the eye mixes blade and Bode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blade and Bode
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blade is [ˈblaːdə] while Bode is [ˈboːdə]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41078, 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]. Bode is at rank #19,526, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈboːdə].
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 41078, this pair ranks #1,490,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs Bode
Shared letters: bde. Private to "blade": al. Private to "Bode": o.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Bode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blade" for "Bode" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blade" or "Bode"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blade" and "Bode" 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 "Bode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,490,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "Bode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bode vs bodies". 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 #1,490,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.