BlasevsBläserWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Blase” and “Bläser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,517
“Blase” frequency rank
#33,482
“Bläser” frequency rank
39999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blase Bläser
Definition Harnblase Person, die ein Blasinstrument spielt

Where the eye mixes Blase and Bläser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Blase
6 ch
Bläser

Why the eye confuses Blase with Bläser

A purely visual mix-up. Blase ([ˈblaːzə]) and Bläser ([ˈblɛːzɐ]) 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 39999, 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]. Bläser is at rank #33,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛːzɐ].

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 39999, this pair ranks #1,520,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Blase vs Bläser

Shared letters: bels. Private to "Blase": a. Private to "Bläser": .

"Blase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Bläser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blasebalse · bblase · blaes · blasse · bllase · blsae · lbase

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Blase" for "Bläser" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblaːzə] versus [ˈblɛːzɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Blase" vs "Bläser" - which ranks higher?
"Blase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,517 in our German list, against #33,482 for "Bläser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Blase" and "Bläser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Blase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bläser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,520,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blase" and "Bläser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bläser 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 #1,520,884 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