Which to use
“blake” and “bläst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,939
- “blake” frequency rank
- #14,031
- “bläst” frequency rank
- 30970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blake | bläst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blaken | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blasen |
Where the eye mixes blake and bläst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blake with bläst
A purely visual mix-up. blake ([ˈblaːkə]) and bläst ([blɛːst]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30970, 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]. bläst is at rank #14,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɛːst].
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 30970, this pair ranks #1,737,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blake vs bläst
Shared letters: bl. Private to "blake": aek. Private to "bläst": stä.
"blake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "bläst" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blake ← balke · bblake · blaek · blakke · blkae · bllake · lbake
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blake" and "bläst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blake" or "bläst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blake" and "bläst" 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 "bläst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,737,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blake" and "bläst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belässt vs bläst". 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 #1,737,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.