BlattvsblutetTell them apart

Quick tell: Blatt is a noun, blutet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Blatt” is a noun and “blutet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,362
“Blatt” frequency rank
#23,452
“blutet” frequency rank
26814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blatt blutet
Definition meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bluten

Where the eye mixes Blatt and blutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Blatt
6 ch
blutet

Why the eye confuses Blatt with blutet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blatt is [blat] while blutet is [ˈbluːtət]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26814, 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]. blutet is at rank #23,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbluːtət].

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 26814, this pair ranks #1,811,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Blatt vs blutet

Shared letters: blt. Private to "Blatt": a. Private to "blutet": eu.

"Blatt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "blutet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blattbaltt · bblatt · blat · bllatt · bltat · lbatt
  • blutetbblutet · bllutet · bltuet · bluett · blutett · blutte · bluttet · bultet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Blatt" for "blutet" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Blatt" is a noun and "blutet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Blatt" or "blutet"?
"Blatt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,362 in our German list, against #23,452 for "blutet". 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 "Blatt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,811,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blatt" and "blutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blusen vs blutet". 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 #1,811,970 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