Which to use
“blöde” and “blondes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,919
- “blöde” frequency rank
- #31,973
- “blondes” frequency rank
- 37892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöde | blondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf sehr niedrigem geistigen Niveau | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blond |
Where the eye mixes blöde and blondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blöde with blondes
A purely visual mix-up. blöde ([ˈbløːdə]) and blondes ([ˈblɔndəs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37892, 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]. blondes is at rank #31,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɔndəs].
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 37892, this pair ranks #1,578,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blöde vs blondes
Shared letters: bdel. Private to "blöde": ö. Private to "blondes": nos.
"blöde" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "blondes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blondes ← bblondes · bllondes · blnodes · blodnes · blonddes · blondess · blondse · bloneds
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blöde" and "blondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "blöde" vs "blondes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "blondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blöde" and "blondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blonder vs blondes". 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 #1,578,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.