BlättervsBlattesWhat's the difference?

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

#4,412
“Blätter” frequency rank
#36,839
“Blattes” frequency rank
41251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blätter Blattes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blatt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blatt

Where the eye mixes Blätter and Blattes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Blätter
7 ch
Blattes

Visual trap between Blätter and Blattes

A purely visual mix-up. Blätter ([ˈblɛtɐ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Blätter is recorded at frequency rank #4,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛtɐ]. 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 41251, this pair ranks #1,484,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Blätter vs Blattes

Shared letters: belt. Private to "Blätter": . Private to "Blattes": as.

"Blätter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Blattes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blattesbalttes · bblattes · blates · blatets · blattess · blattse · bllattes · bltates

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Blätter" and "Blattes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblɛtɐ] versus [ˈblatəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Blätter" vs "Blattes" - which ranks higher?
"Blätter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,412 in our German list, against #36,839 for "Blattes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Blätter" 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 #1,484,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blätter" 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 #1,484,966 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