Which to use
“blöden” and “broken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,110
- “blöden” frequency rank
- #25,482
- “broken” frequency rank
- 38592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöden | broken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blöde | zerbrochen, kaputt, defekt, beschädigt |
Where the eye mixes blöden and broken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. blöden ([ˈbløːdn̩]) and broken ([ˈbrəʊkən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38592, 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]. broken is at rank #25,482, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbrəʊkən].
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 38592, this pair ranks #1,559,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blöden vs broken
Shared letters: ben. Private to "blöden": dlö. Private to "broken": kor.
"blöden" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "broken" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- broken ← bbroken · brkoen · broekn · brokenn · brokken · brokne · brroken · rboken