Which to use
“blättern” is a verb and “Blattes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,518
- “blättern” frequency rank
- #36,839
- “Blattes” frequency rank
- 46357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blättern | Blattes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Seiten (eines Buches oder dergleichen) wenden, umschlagen (und dabei den Seiteninhalt überfliegen) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blatt |
Where the eye mixes blättern and Blattes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blättern vs Blattes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blättern is [ˈblɛtɐn] while Blattes is [ˈblatəs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blättern is recorded at frequency rank #9,518, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɛtɐn]. 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 46357, this pair ranks #1,321,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blättern vs Blattes
Shared letters: belt. Private to "blättern": nrä. Private to "Blattes": as.
"blättern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "Blattes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Blattes ← balttes · bblattes · blates · blatets · blattess · blattse · bllattes · bltates
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blättern" and "Blattes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blättern" or "Blattes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blättern" and "Blattes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blättern" 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 #1,321,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blättern" 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 #1,321,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.