bluntvsBlutWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: blunt is a adjective, Blut is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“blunt” is an adjective and “Blut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,252
“blunt” frequency rank
#1,586
“Blut” frequency rank
40838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blunt Blut
Definition stumpf dem Stoffwechsel dienende, im Körper zirkulierende rote Flüssigkeit

Where the eye mixes blunt and Blut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
blunt
4 ch
Blut

Look-alike desk: blunt vs Blut

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blunt is [blʌnt] while Blut is [bluːt]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

blunt is recorded at frequency rank #39,252, classified as anadj, pronounced [blʌnt]. Blut is at rank #1,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bluːt].

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 40838, this pair ranks #1,496,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of blunt vs Blut

Shared letters: bltu. Private to "blunt": n. Private to "Blut": -.

"blunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Blut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bluntbblunt · bllunt · blnut · blunnt · bluntt · blutn · bulnt · lbunt
  • Blutbblut · bllut · bltu · blutt · bult · lbut

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "blunt" and "Blut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "blunt" is an adjective and "Blut" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "blunt" or "Blut"?
"Blut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,586 in our German list, against #39,252 for "blunt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "blunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,496,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blunt" and "Blut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blunt vs brun". 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 #1,496,865 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