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

#49,530
“Blusen” frequency rank
#21,913
“Blutes” frequency rank
71443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blusen Blutes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bluse Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blut

Where the eye mixes Blusen and Blutes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Blusen and Blutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Blusen
6 ch
Blutes

Visual trap between Blusen and Blutes

A purely visual mix-up. Blusen ([ˈbluːzn̩]) and Blutes ([ˈbluːtəs]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Blusen is recorded at frequency rank #49,530, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːzn̩]. Blutes is at rank #21,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːtəs].

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 71443, this pair ranks #416,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Blusen vs Blutes

Shared letters: belsu. Private to "Blusen": n. Private to "Blutes": t.

"Blusen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Blutes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blusenbblusen · bllusen · blsuen · bluesn · blusenn · blusne · blussen · bulsen
  • Blutesbblutes · bllutes · bltues · bluets · blutess · blutse · bluttes · bultes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Blusen" and "Blutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbluːzn̩] versus [ˈbluːtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Blusen" or "Blutes"?
"Blutes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,913 in our German list, against #49,530 for "Blusen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Blusen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Blutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #416,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blusen" and "Blutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beulen vs Blusen". 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 #416,671 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