Which to use
“blöden” and “blöder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,110
- “blöden” frequency rank
- #19,853
- “blöder” frequency rank
- 32963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöden | blöder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blöde | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blöd |
Where the eye mixes blöden and blöder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. blöden ([ˈbløːdn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “blöden” becomes r in “blöder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blöden is recorded at frequency rank #13,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdn̩]. 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 32963, this pair ranks #1,696,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blöden vs blöder
Shared letters: bdelö. Private to "blöden": n. Private to "blöder": r.
"blöden" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blöder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC