Which to use
“Blende” and “Brände” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,336
- “Blende” frequency rank
- #20,537
- “Brände” frequency rank
- 46873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blende | Brände |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Bauteil bei optischen Instrumenten und Apparaten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brand |
Where the eye mixes Blende and Brände
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Blende and Brände follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Blende with Brände
A purely visual mix-up. Blende ([ˈblɛndə]) and Brände ([ˈbʁɛndə]) 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 46873, 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]. Brände is at rank #20,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁɛndə].
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 46873, this pair ranks #1,304,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blende vs Brände
Shared letters: bden. Private to "Blende": l. Private to "Brände": rä.
"Blende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Brände" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Blende ← bblende · belnde · bledne · blendde · blened · blennde · bllende · blnede
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blende" for "Brände" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Blende" or "Brände" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Blende" and "Brände" 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 "Brände" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,304,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blende" and "Brände" 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 #1,304,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.