Which to use
“Blase” is a noun and “blasen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,517
- “Blase” frequency rank
- #5,810
- “blasen” frequency rank
- 12327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blase | blasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Harnblase | Luft aus dem Mund ausstoßen; etwas in die Luft beziehungsweise Atmosphäre überleiten; in etwas hineinpusten |
Where the eye mixes Blase and blasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Blase vs blasen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blase is [ˈblaːzə] while blasen is [ˈblaːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Blase” sits inside “blasen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blase is recorded at frequency rank #6,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblaːzə]. 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 12327, this pair ranks #1,964,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blase vs blasen
Shared letters: abels. Private to "Blase": -. Private to "blasen": n.
"Blase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blasen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blase" for "blasen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Blase" or "blasen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blase" 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 #1,964,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blase" and "blasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blase vs Blusen". 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 #1,964,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.