blendendvsblendetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“blendend” and “blendet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,040
“blendend” frequency rank
#31,475
“blendet” frequency rank
60515
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blendend blendet
Definition Partizip Präsens des Verbs blenden 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blenden

Where the eye mixes blendend and blendet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
blendend
7 ch
blendet

Look-alike desk: blendend vs blendet

A purely visual mix-up. blendend ([ˈblɛndn̩t]) and blendet ([ˈblɛndət]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

blendend is recorded at frequency rank #29,040, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɛndn̩t]. blendet is at rank #31,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɛndət].

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 60515, this pair ranks #784,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of blendend vs blendet

Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "blendend": -. Private to "blendet": t.

"blendend" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC  ·  "blendet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blendendbblendend · belndend · blednend · blenddend · blendedn · blendendd · blendennd · blendned
  • blendetbblendet · belndet · blednet · blenddet · blendett · blendte · blenedt · blenndet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "blendend" for "blendet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblɛndn̩t] versus [ˈblɛndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "blendend" vs "blendet" - which ranks higher?
"blendend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,040 in our German list, against #31,475 for "blendet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "blendend" and "blendet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "blendend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #784,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blendend" and "blendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blendet 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 #784,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list