Which to use
“blühte” is a verb and “Bluse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,068
- “blühte” frequency rank
- #16,379
- “Bluse” frequency rank
- 59447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blühte | Bluse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blühen | den Oberkörper bedeckendes, leichtes Kleidungsstück, vor allem für Damen |
Where the eye mixes blühte and Bluse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. blühte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Bluse's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: blühte vs Bluse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blühte is [ˈblyːtə] while Bluse is [ˈbluːzə]. 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 59447, 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]. Bluse is at rank #16,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːzə].
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 59447, this pair ranks #824,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blühte vs Bluse
Shared letters: bel. Private to "blühte": htü. Private to "Bluse": su.
"blühte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Bluse" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bluse ← bbluse · blluse · blsue · blusse · bulse · lbuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blühte" for "Bluse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blühte" vs "Bluse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bluse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #824,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blühte" and "Bluse" 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 #824,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.