Which to use
“Blinde” is a noun and “blindes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,396
- “Blinde” frequency rank
- #44,496
- “blindes” frequency rank
- 55892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blinde | blindes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die nicht sehen kann | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind |
Where the eye mixes Blinde and blindes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blinde and blindes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blinde is [ˈblɪndə] while blindes is [ˈblɪndəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Blinde” sits inside “blindes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blinde is recorded at frequency rank #11,396, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪndə]. 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 55892, this pair ranks #961,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blinde vs blindes
Shared letters: bdeiln. Private to "Blinde": -. Private to "blindes": s.
"Blinde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blinde" for "blindes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Blinde" 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 "Blinde" 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 #961,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blinde" 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 #961,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.