Which to use
“blöde” and “blöder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,919
- “blöde” frequency rank
- #19,853
- “blöder” frequency rank
- 25772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöde | blöder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf sehr niedrigem geistigen Niveau | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blöd |
Where the eye mixes blöde and blöder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blöde with blöder
A purely visual mix-up. blöde ([ˈbløːdə]) and blöder ([ˈbløːdɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “blöde” sits inside “blöder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blöde is recorded at frequency rank #5,919, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdə]. 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 25772, this pair ranks #1,828,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blöde vs blöder
Shared letters: bdelö. Private to "blöde": -. Private to "blöder": r.
"blöde" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blöder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blöde" and "blöder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blöde" vs "blöder" - which ranks higher?
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 "blöde" 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 #1,828,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blöde" and "blöder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blocher vs blöder". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,828,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.