Which to use
“blue” is an adjective and “Blutes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,069
- “blue” frequency rank
- #21,913
- “Blutes” frequency rank
- 26982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blue | Blutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | blau | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blut |
Where the eye mixes blue and Blutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blue vs Blutes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blue is [bluː] while Blutes is [ˈbluːtəs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blue is recorded at frequency rank #5,069, classified as anadj, pronounced [bluː]. Blutes is at rank #21,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːtəs].
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 26982, this pair ranks #1,809,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blue vs Blutes
Shared letters: belu. Private to "blue": -. Private to "Blutes": st.
"blue" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "Blutes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blue" for "Blutes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blue" or "Blutes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blue" and "Blutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blue" and "Blutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blusen vs Blutes". 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 #1,809,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.