Which to use
“Blinde” and “Brände” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,396
- “Blinde” frequency rank
- #20,537
- “Brände” frequency rank
- 31933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blinde | Brände |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die nicht sehen kann | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brand |
Where the eye mixes Blinde and Brände
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blinde and Brände
A purely visual mix-up. Blinde ([ˈblɪndə]) and Brände ([ˈbʁɛndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31933, 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]. Brände is at rank #20,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁɛndə].
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 31933, this pair ranks #1,718,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blinde vs Brände
Shared letters: bden. Private to "Blinde": il. Private to "Brände": rä.
"Blinde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Brände" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Blinde ← bblinde · bilnde · blidne · blindde · blined · blinnde · bllinde · blnide
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blinde" for "Brände" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Blinde" or "Brände"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Brände" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blinde" and "Brände" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Brände vs brandneu". 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 #1,718,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.