Which to use
“blas” is a verb and “blöd” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,964
- “blas” frequency rank
- #2,812
- “blöd” frequency rank
- 35776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blas | blöd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blasen | nicht sehr intelligent (Person) oder durch mangelndes Nachdenken entstanden |
Where the eye mixes blas and blöd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blas vs blöd
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blas is [blaːs] while blöd is [bløːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35776, 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]. blöd is at rank #2,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bløːt].
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 35776, this pair ranks #1,631,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blas vs blöd
Shared letters: bl. Private to "blas": as. Private to "blöd": dö.
"blas" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "blöd" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blas ← bblas · bllas · blsa · lbas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blas" and "blöd" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blas" or "blöd" show up more?
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 "blas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blöd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blas" and "blöd" 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 #1,631,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.