Which to use
“blasen” and “blassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,810
- “blasen” frequency rank
- #27,223
- “blassen” frequency rank
- 33033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blasen | blassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Luft aus dem Mund ausstoßen; etwas in die Luft beziehungsweise Atmosphäre überleiten; in etwas hineinpusten | blass werden |
Where the eye mixes blasen and blassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. blasen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against blassen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between blasen and blassen
A purely visual mix-up. blasen ([ˈblaːzn̩]) and blassen ([ˈblasn̩]) 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 33033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blasen is recorded at frequency rank #5,810, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblaːzn̩]. blassen is at rank #27,223, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblasn̩].
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 33033, this pair ranks #1,694,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blasen vs blassen
Shared letters: abelns. Private to "blasen": -. Private to "blassen": -.
"blasen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blassen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blasen" and "blassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blasen" or "blassen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blasen" and "blassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blassen 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 #1,694,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.