Which to use
“blühte” is a verb and “Blume” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,068
- “blühte” frequency rank
- #7,882
- “Blume” frequency rank
- 50950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blühte | Blume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blühen | blühende Pflanze |
Where the eye mixes blühte and Blume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. blühte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Blume's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blühte with Blume
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blühte is [ˈblyːtə] while Blume is [ˈbluːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blühte is recorded at frequency rank #43,068, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblyːtə]. Blume is at rank #7,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːmə].
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 50950, this pair ranks #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blühte vs Blume
Shared letters: bel. Private to "blühte": htü. Private to "Blume": mu.
"blühte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Blume" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Blume ← bblume · bllume · blmue · bluem · blumme · bulme · lbume
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blühte" and "Blume" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "blühte" or "Blume" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blühte" and "Blume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beugte vs blühte". 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 #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.