BlendervsblindesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Blender is a noun, blindes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Blender” is a noun and “blindes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,017
“Blender” frequency rank
#44,496
“blindes” frequency rank
78513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blender blindes
Definition ein Mensch, der jemanden blendet, also betrügt; Betrüger, Hochstapler Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Blender and blindes apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Blender
7 ch
blindes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blender is [ˈblɛndɐ] 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 78513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Blender is recorded at frequency rank #34,017, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛndɐ]. 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 78513, this pair ranks #236,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Blender vs blindes

Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "Blender": r. Private to "blindes": is.

"Blender" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blenderbblender · belnder · bledner · blendder · blenderr · blendre · blenedr · blennder
  • blindesbblindes · bilndes · blidnes · blinddes · blindess · blindse · blineds · blinndes

Frequency comparison

Blender#34,017
blindes#44,496

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Blender" and "blindes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Blender" is a noun and "blindes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Blender" or "blindes"?
"Blender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,017 in our German list, against #44,496 for "blindes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Blender vs blindes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Blender”; for an adjective, it's “blindes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Blender” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list