blühtevsblutetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“blühte” and “blutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,068
“blühte” frequency rank
#23,452
“blutet” frequency rank
66520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blühte blutet
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blühen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bluten

Where the eye mixes blühte and blutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. blühte (CCVCCV) and blutet (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
blühte
6 ch
blutet

Visual trap between blühte and blutet

A purely visual mix-up. blühte ([ˈblyːtə]) and blutet ([ˈbluːtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66520, 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]. blutet is at rank #23,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbluːtət].

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 66520, this pair ranks #570,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of blühte vs blutet

Shared letters: belt. Private to "blühte": hü. Private to "blutet": u.

"blühte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "blutet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blutet ← bblutet · bllutet · bltuet · bluett · blutett · blutte · bluttet · bultet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "blühte" and "blutet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblyːtə] versus [ˈbluːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "blühte" or "blutet"?
"blutet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,452 in our German list, against #43,068 for "blühte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "blühte" and "blutet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "blühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #570,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blühte" and "blutet" 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 #570,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list