Which to use
“blühen” and “blüht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,759
- “blühen” frequency rank
- #12,681
- “blüht” frequency rank
- 27440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blühen | blüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Blüten aufweisen; eine oder mehrere Blüten aus sich herausgewachsen haben, in Blüte sein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blühen |
Where the eye mixes blühen and blüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blühen and blüht
A purely visual mix-up. blühen ([ˈblyːən]) and blüht ([blyːt]) 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 27440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blühen is recorded at frequency rank #14,759, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblyːən]. blüht is at rank #12,681, tagged as averb, pronounced [blyːt].
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 27440, this pair ranks #1,801,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blühen vs blüht
Shared letters: bhlü. Private to "blühen": en. Private to "blüht": t.
"blühen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blüht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blühen" for "blüht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blühen" or "blüht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blühen" and "blüht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blühen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,801,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blühen" and "blüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blühen vs Blusen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,801,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.