Which to use
“blasen” is a verb and “blasser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,810
- “blasen” frequency rank
- #47,272
- “blasser” frequency rank
- 53082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blasen | blasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Luft aus dem Mund ausstoßen; etwas in die Luft beziehungsweise Atmosphäre überleiten; in etwas hineinpusten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blass |
Where the eye mixes blasen and blasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blasen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against blasser's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between blasen and blasser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blasen is [ˈblaːzn̩] while blasser is [ˈblasɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53082, 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]. blasser is at rank #47,272, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblasɐ].
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 53082, this pair ranks #1,071,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blasen vs blasser
Shared letters: abels. Private to "blasen": n. Private to "blasser": r.
"blasen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blasser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,071,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blasen" and "blasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blasser vs Blazer". 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 #1,071,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.