Which to use
“blaues” and “blue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,582
- “blaues” frequency rank
- #5,069
- “blue” frequency rank
- 20651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blaues | blue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blau | blau |
Where the eye mixes blaues and blue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blaues with blue
A purely visual mix-up. blaues ([ˈblaʊ̯əs]) and blue ([bluː]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blaues is recorded at frequency rank #15,582, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaʊ̯əs]. blue is at rank #5,069, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bluː].
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 20651, this pair ranks #1,895,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blaues vs blue
Shared letters: belu. Private to "blaues": as. Private to "blue": -.
"blaues" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "blue" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blaues" for "blue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blaues" or "blue"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blaues" and "blue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blaues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blaues" and "blue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blaues vs Brauns". 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 #1,895,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.