Which to use
“blake” and “blasen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,939
- “blake” frequency rank
- #5,810
- “blasen” frequency rank
- 22749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blake | blasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blaken | Luft aus dem Mund ausstoßen; etwas in die Luft beziehungsweise Atmosphäre überleiten; in etwas hineinpusten |
Where the eye mixes blake and blasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blake and blasen
A purely visual mix-up. blake ([ˈblaːkə]) and blasen ([ˈblaːzn̩]) 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 22749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blake is recorded at frequency rank #16,939, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblaːkə]. blasen is at rank #5,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblaːzn̩].
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 22749, this pair ranks #1,870,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blake vs blasen
Shared letters: abel. Private to "blake": k. Private to "blasen": ns.
"blake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blasen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blake" and "blasen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "blake" vs "blasen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blake" and "blasen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blake" and "blasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blake 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 #1,870,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.