Which to use
“Blut” and “Blutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,586
- “Blut” frequency rank
- #21,913
- “Blutes” frequency rank
- 23499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blut | Blutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dem Stoffwechsel dienende, im Körper zirkulierende rote Flüssigkeit | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Blut |
Where the eye mixes Blut and Blutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blut and Blutes
A purely visual mix-up. Blut ([bluːt]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Blut” sits inside “Blutes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blut is recorded at frequency rank #1,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [bluːt]. 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 23499, this pair ranks #1,860,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blut vs Blutes
Shared letters: bltu. Private to "Blut": -. Private to "Blutes": es.
"Blut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Blutes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Blut" and "Blutes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Blut" or "Blutes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Blut" and "Blutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blut" 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 #1,860,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blut" and "Blutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blusen vs Blutes". 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 #1,860,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.