Which to use
“blonde” and “blondes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,526
- “blonde” frequency rank
- #31,973
- “blondes” frequency rank
- 40499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blonde | blondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blond | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blond |
Where the eye mixes blonde and blondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blonde with blondes
A purely visual mix-up. blonde ([ˈblɔndə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “blonde” sits inside “blondes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blonde is recorded at frequency rank #8,526, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblɔndə]. 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 40499, this pair ranks #1,506,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blonde vs blondes
Shared letters: bdelno. Private to "blonde": -. Private to "blondes": s.
"blonde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blondes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blonde" for "blondes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blonde" vs "blondes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blonde" 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 #1,506,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blonde" 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 #1,506,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.