Which to use
“blinden” and “blindes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,787
- “blinden” frequency rank
- #44,496
- “blindes” frequency rank
- 58283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinden | blindes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind |
Where the eye mixes blinden and blindes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. blinden and blindes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between blinden and blindes
A purely visual mix-up. blinden ([ˈblɪndn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “blinden” becomes s in “blindes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blinden is recorded at frequency rank #13,787, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɪndn̩]. 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 58283, this pair ranks #868,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blinden vs blindes
Shared letters: bdeiln. Private to "blinden": -. Private to "blindes": s.
"blinden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blinden" and "blindes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "blinden" or "blindes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blinden" and "blindes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blinden" 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 #868,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinden" 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 #868,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.