Which to use
“blake” and “blauen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,939
- “blake” frequency rank
- #3,568
- “blauen” frequency rank
- 20507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blake | blauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blaken | blau werden (besonders vom Himmel) |
Where the eye mixes blake and blauen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blake and blauen
A purely visual mix-up. blake ([ˈblaːkə]) and blauen ([ˈblaʊ̯ən]) 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 20507, 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]. blauen is at rank #3,568, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblaʊ̯ən].
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 20507, this pair ranks #1,896,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blake vs blauen
Shared letters: abel. Private to "blake": k. Private to "blauen": nu.
"blake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blauen" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blake" and "blauen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blake" or "blauen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blake" and "blauen" 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 "blauen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blake" and "blauen" 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 #1,896,893 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.