Which to use
“Blenden” is a noun and “blindes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,534
- “Blenden” frequency rank
- #44,496
- “blindes” frequency rank
- 65030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blenden | blindes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blende | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind |
Where the eye mixes Blenden and blindes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Blenden and blindes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Blenden with blindes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blenden is [ˈblɛndn̩] while blindes is [ˈblɪndəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blenden is recorded at frequency rank #20,534, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛndn̩]. blindes is at rank #44,496, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɪndəs].
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 65030, this pair ranks #620,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blenden vs blindes
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "Blenden": -. Private to "blindes": is.
"Blenden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Blenden" and "blindes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Blenden" vs "blindes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Blenden" and "blindes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blindes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #620,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blenden" and "blindes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blindes 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 #620,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.