Which to use
“Blende” and “Blinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,336
- “Blende” frequency rank
- #11,396
- “Blinde” frequency rank
- 37732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blende | Blinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Bauteil bei optischen Instrumenten und Apparaten | weibliche Person, die nicht sehen kann |
Where the eye mixes Blende and Blinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Blende vs Blinde
A purely visual mix-up. Blende ([ˈblɛndə]) and Blinde ([ˈblɪndə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Blende” becomes i in “Blinde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37732, 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]. Blinde is at rank #11,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪndə].
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 37732, this pair ranks #1,582,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blende vs Blinde
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "Blende": -. Private to "Blinde": i.
"Blende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Blinde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Blende" and "Blinde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Blende" vs "Blinde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Blende" and "Blinde" 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 "Blinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,582,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blende" and "Blinde" 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 #1,582,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.