Which to use
“blinden” and “blonder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,787
- “blinden” frequency rank
- #47,275
- “blonder” frequency rank
- 61062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinden | blonder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blond |
Where the eye mixes blinden and blonder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blinden and blonder 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 blonder
A purely visual mix-up. blinden ([ˈblɪndn̩]) and blonder ([ˈblɔndɐ]) 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 61062, 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]. blonder is at rank #47,275, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɔndɐ].
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 61062, this pair ranks #763,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blinden vs blonder
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "blinden": i. Private to "blonder": or.
"blinden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blonder" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blinden" for "blonder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blinden" or "blonder"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blonder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #763,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinden" and "blonder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blocher 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 #763,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.