BlähungenvsBlutungenWhat's the difference?

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“Blähungen” and “Blutungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,841
“Blähungen” frequency rank
#19,852
“Blutungen” frequency rank
56693
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blähungen Blutungen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blähung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blutung

Where the eye mixes Blähungen and Blutungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Blähungen and Blutungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Blähungen
9 ch
Blutungen

Look-alike desk: Blähungen vs Blutungen

A purely visual mix-up. Blähungen ([ˈblɛːʊŋən]) and Blutungen ([ˈbluːtʊŋən]) 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 56693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Blähungen is recorded at frequency rank #36,841, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛːʊŋən]. Blutungen is at rank #19,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːtʊŋən].

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 56693, this pair ranks #930,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Blähungen vs Blutungen

Shared letters: beglnu. Private to "Blähungen": hä. Private to "Blutungen": t.

"Blähungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC  ·  "Blutungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blutungen ← bblutungen · bllutungen · bltuungen · blutnugen · bluttungen · blutugnen · blutunegn · blutungenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Blähungen" and "Blutungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblɛːʊŋən] versus [ˈbluːtʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Blähungen" vs "Blutungen" - which ranks higher?
"Blutungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,852 in our German list, against #36,841 for "Blähungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Blähungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blutungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #930,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blähungen" and "Blutungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blähungen vs Buchungen". 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 #930,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list