BlasevsBlusenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,517
“Blase” frequency rank
#49,530
“Blusen” frequency rank
56047
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blase Blusen
Definition Harnblase Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bluse

Where the eye mixes Blase and Blusen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Blase runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Blusen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Blase
6 ch
Blusen

Look-alike desk: Blase vs Blusen

A purely visual mix-up. Blase ([ˈblaːzə]) and Blusen ([ˈbluːzn̩]) 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 56047, 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]. Blusen is at rank #49,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːzn̩].

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 56047, this pair ranks #955,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Blase vs Blusen

Shared letters: bels. Private to "Blase": a. Private to "Blusen": nu.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blasebalse · bblase · blaes · blasse · bllase · blsae · lbase
  • Blusenbblusen · bllusen · blsuen · bluesn · blusenn · blusne · blussen · bulsen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Blase" for "Blusen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblaːzə] versus [ˈbluːzn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Blase" or "Blusen"?
"Blase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,517 in our German list, against #49,530 for "Blusen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "Blusen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #955,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blase" and "Blusen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beulen 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 #955,689 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