Which to use
“Blende” and “Blenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,336
- “Blende” frequency rank
- #20,534
- “Blenden” frequency rank
- 46870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blende | Blenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Bauteil bei optischen Instrumenten und Apparaten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blende |
Where the eye mixes Blende and Blenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Blende runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Blenden's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Blende and Blenden
A purely visual mix-up. Blende ([ˈblɛndə]) and Blenden ([ˈblɛndn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Blende” sits inside “Blenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blende is recorded at frequency rank #26,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛndə]. Blenden is at rank #20,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛndn̩].
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 46870, this pair ranks #1,304,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blende vs Blenden
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "Blende": -. Private to "Blenden": -.
"Blende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Blenden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blende" for "Blenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Blende" or "Blenden" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Blende" and "Blenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,304,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blende" and "Blenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blende vs blonder". 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 #1,304,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.