blindesvsblondeTell them apart

Which to use

“blindes” and “blonde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,496
“blindes” frequency rank
#8,526
“blonde” frequency rank
53022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blindes blonde
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blind Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blond

Where the eye mixes blindes and blonde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blindes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against blonde's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
blindes
6 ch
blonde

Why the eye confuses blindes with blonde

A purely visual mix-up. blindes ([ˈblɪndəs]) and blonde ([ˈblɔndə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53022, 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]. blonde is at rank #8,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɔndə].

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 53022, this pair ranks #1,074,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of blindes vs blonde

Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "blindes": is. Private to "blonde": o.

"blindes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "blonde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blindesbblindes · bilndes · blidnes · blinddes · blindess · blindse · blineds · blinndes
  • blondebblonde · bllonde · blnode · blodne · blondde · bloned · blonnde · bolnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "blindes" and "blonde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblɪndəs] versus [ˈblɔndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "blindes" or "blonde"?
"blonde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,526 in our German list, against #44,496 for "blindes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "blindes" and "blonde" 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 "blonde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,074,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blindes" and "blonde" 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 #1,074,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list