Which to use
“blöder” and “blondes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,853
- “blöder” frequency rank
- #31,973
- “blondes” frequency rank
- 51826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blöder | blondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blöd | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blond |
Where the eye mixes blöder and blondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blöder vs blondes
A purely visual mix-up. blöder ([ˈbløːdɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blöder is recorded at frequency rank #19,853, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbløːdɐ]. 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 51826, this pair ranks #1,120,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blöder vs blondes
Shared letters: bdel. Private to "blöder": rö. Private to "blondes": nos.
"blöder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blondes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blondes ← bblondes · bllondes · blnodes · blodnes · blonddes · blondess · blondse · bloneds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blöder" for "blondes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blöder" vs "blondes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blöder" and "blondes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blöder" 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 #1,120,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blöder" 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 #1,120,550 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.