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.
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": rä.
"Blase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Bläser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Blase ← balse · bblase · blaes · blasse · bllase · blsae · lbase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blase" for "Bläser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Blase" vs "Bläser" - which ranks higher?
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.