Which to use
“blöden” is an adjective and “Bode” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,110
- “blöden” frequency rank
- #19,526
- “Bode” frequency rank
- 32636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöden | Bode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blöde | Fluss in Deutschland, linker Nebenfluss der Saale |
Where the eye mixes blöden and Bode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blöden is [ˈbløːdn̩] while Bode is [ˈboːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32636, 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]. Bode is at rank #19,526, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈboːdə].
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 32636, this pair ranks #1,703,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blöden vs Bode
Shared letters: bde. Private to "blöden": lnö. Private to "Bode": o.
"blöden" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Bode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bode ← bbode · bdoe · bodde · boed · obde