blödvsbondConfusable pair

Quick tell: blöd is a adjective, bond is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“blöd” is an adjective and “bond” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,812
“blöd” frequency rank
#8,995
“bond” frequency rank
11807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blöd bond
Definition nicht sehr intelligent (Person) oder durch mangelndes Nachdenken entstanden im Rechtswesen ein Beweis in Form einer Urkunde mit Vereinbarungen für eine langfristige Schuld, durch die der Aussteller (Darlehensnehmer) bei Fälligkeit zur Zahlung von Zinsen und zur Rückzahlung des Darlehens verpflichtet ist

Letter map: blöd vs bond

Shared letters muted; letters that set blöd and bond apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. blöd (CCVC) and bond (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
blöd
4 ch
bond

Role in the sentence - blöd and bond

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blöd is anadjective and bondanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

blöd is recorded at frequency rank #2,812, classified as anadj, pronounced [bløːt]. bond is at rank #8,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 11807, this pair ranks #1,967,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of blöd vs bond

Shared letters: bd. Private to "blöd": lö. Private to "bond": no.

"blöd" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "bond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bond ← bbond · bnod · bodn · bondd · bonnd · obnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "blöd" for "bond" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "blöd" is an adjective and "bond" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "blöd" or "bond" show up more?
"blöd" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,812 in our German list, against #8,995 for "bond". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blöd" and "bond".

  • Full dictionary entry for "blöd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,967,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blöd" and "bond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bond vs puzzles". 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 #1,967,790 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