Which to use
“geblasen” is a verb and “gebraten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,554
- “geblasen” frequency rank
- #26,885
- “gebraten” frequency rank
- 45439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geblasen | gebraten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs blasen | durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, gegart |
Where the eye mixes geblasen and gebraten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geblasen and gebraten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geblasen and gebraten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geblasen is [ɡəˈblaːzn̩] while gebraten is [ɡəˈbʁaːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geblasen is recorded at frequency rank #18,554, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈblaːzn̩]. gebraten is at rank #26,885, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaːtn̩].
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 45439, this pair ranks #1,352,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geblasen vs gebraten
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "geblasen": ls. Private to "gebraten": rt.
"geblasen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "gebraten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geblasen" and "gebraten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geblasen" or "gebraten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geblasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebraten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,352,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geblasen" and "gebraten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachten vs gebraten". 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 #1,352,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.