blasvsBlattTell them apart

Quick tell: blas is a verb, Blatt is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“blas” is a verb and “Blatt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,964
“blas” frequency rank
#3,362
“Blatt” frequency rank
36326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blas Blatt
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blasen meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen

Where the eye mixes blas and Blatt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
blas
5 ch
Blatt

Look-alike desk: blas vs Blatt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blas is [blaːs] while Blatt is [blat]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

blas is recorded at frequency rank #32,964, classified as averb, pronounced [blaːs]. Blatt is at rank #3,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced [blat].

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 36326, this pair ranks #1,618,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of blas vs Blatt

Shared letters: abl. Private to "blas": s. Private to "Blatt": t.

"blas" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "Blatt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blasbblas · bllas · blsa · lbas
  • Blattbaltt · bblatt · blat · bllatt · bltat · lbatt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "blas" and "Blatt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "blas" is a verb and "Blatt" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "blas" or "Blatt"?
"Blatt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,362 in our German list, against #32,964 for "blas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "blas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blatt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,618,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blas" and "Blatt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bims vs blas". 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 #1,618,407 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