blindvsblindesWhich spelling fits?

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.

5 ch
blind
7 ch
blindes

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

  • blindbblind · bilnd · blidn · blindd · blinnd · bllind · blnid · lbind
  • blindesbblindes · bilndes · blidnes · blinddes · blindess · blindse · blineds · blinndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "blind" and "blindes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([blɪnt] versus [ˈblɪndəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "blind" vs "blindes" - which ranks higher?
"blind" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,252 in our German list, against #44,496 for "blindes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list