Which to use
“Blatt” and “Blattes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,362
- “Blatt” frequency rank
- #36,839
- “Blattes” frequency rank
- 40201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blatt | Blattes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blatt |
Where the eye mixes Blatt and Blattes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blatt and Blattes
A purely visual mix-up. Blatt ([blat]) and Blattes ([ˈblatəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Blatt” sits inside “Blattes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blatt is recorded at frequency rank #3,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [blat]. Blattes is at rank #36,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblatəs].
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 40201, this pair ranks #1,515,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blatt vs Blattes
Shared letters: ablt. Private to "Blatt": -. Private to "Blattes": es.
"Blatt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Blattes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Blatt" and "Blattes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Blatt" or "Blattes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blatt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blattes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blatt" and "Blattes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blattes vs Bluttest". 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 #1,515,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.