Which to use
“Blinder” is a noun and “blöder” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,535
- “Blinder” frequency rank
- #19,853
- “blöder” frequency rank
- 40388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blinder | blöder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die nicht sehen kann | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blöd |
Where the eye mixes Blinder and blöder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blinder and blöder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blinder is [ˈblɪndɐ] while blöder is [ˈbløːdɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blinder is recorded at frequency rank #20,535, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪndɐ]. blöder is at rank #19,853, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdɐ].
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 40388, this pair ranks #1,509,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blinder vs blöder
Shared letters: bdelr. Private to "Blinder": in. Private to "blöder": ö.
"Blinder" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blöder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Blinder ← bblinder · bilnder · blidner · blindder · blinderr · blindre · blinedr · blinnder
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blinder" for "blöder" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Blinder" or "blöder" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Blinder" and "blöder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blinder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blöder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,509,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blinder" and "blöder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blocher vs blöder". 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 #1,509,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.