Which to use
“blöden” and “blödes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,110
- “blöden” frequency rank
- #25,478
- “blödes” frequency rank
- 38588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöden | blödes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blöde | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blöde |
Where the eye mixes blöden and blödes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. blöden ([ˈbløːdn̩]) and blödes ([ˈbløːdəs]) 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 s in “blödes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38588, 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]. blödes is at rank #25,478, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdəs].
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 38588, this pair ranks #1,560,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blöden vs blödes
Shared letters: bdelö. Private to "blöden": n. Private to "blödes": s.
"blöden" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blödes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC