Which to use
“blind” and “blindes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,252
- “blind” frequency rank
- #44,496
- “blindes” frequency rank
- 48748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blind | blindes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | des Sehens nicht fähig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind |
Where the eye mixes blind and blindes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blind and blindes
A purely visual mix-up. blind ([blɪnt]) and blindes ([ˈblɪndəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “blind” sits inside “blindes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blind is recorded at frequency rank #4,252, classified as anadj, pronounced [blɪnt]. 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 48748, this pair ranks #1,237,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blind vs blindes
Shared letters: bdiln. Private to "blind": -. Private to "blindes": es.
"blind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blind" and "blindes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blind" vs "blindes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blind" 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 #1,237,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blind" 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 #1,237,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.