Which to use
“blindes” is an adjective and “blinken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,496
- “blindes” frequency rank
- #28,107
- “blinken” frequency rank
- 72603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blindes | blinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind | rhythmisch kurze Lichtsignale aussenden |
Where the eye mixes blindes and blinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blindes and blinken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between blindes and blinken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blindes is [ˈblɪndəs] while blinken is [ˈblɪŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blindes is recorded at frequency rank #44,496, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɪndəs]. blinken is at rank #28,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪŋkn̩].
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 72603, this pair ranks #383,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blindes vs blinken
Shared letters: beiln. Private to "blindes": ds. Private to "blinken": k.
"blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blinken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blindes" and "blinken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blindes" or "blinken"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blindes" and "blinken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blindes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blindes" and "blinken" 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 #383,696 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.