blind
[blɪnt]
The verdict
“blind” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,252
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - des Sehens nicht fähig
Corpus desk
Index DE-blind · blind · German
blind · rank #4,252 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,252
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH billig
Nearest frequency peer: billig (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “blind”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- aufgeben
aufgeben
95,752 corpus weight
- Ausführung
Ausführung
95,751 corpus weight
- billig
billig
95,750 corpus weight
- blind
blind
95,749 corpus weight
- bonus
bonus
95,748 corpus weight
- brachten
brachten
95,747 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “blind” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [blɪnt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,252 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “blind” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around blind (IPA [blɪnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,252 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blind, with forms such as "bblind", "bilnd", and "blidn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BND", "Bund", "blöd", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is blind, spelled B-L-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1des Sehens nicht fähig
- 2besinnungslos; außer sich seiend
- 3nicht Sehen wollend; unkritisch, ignorant
- 4matt, nicht durchsichtig und klar (Fenster)
- 5zu seiner zugedachten Funktion nicht fähig; leer, inhaltslos
- 6ohne Öffnung; ohne Fortsetzung
- 7ungesehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist seit dem Unfall blind.
Eine gelbliche Wolke schwebt aus den deutschen Schützengräben auf die gegnerische Linie zu. Dort beginnt das Grauen. Rot angelaufen, blind und hustend taumeln die vom Gas eingehüllten Soldaten umher. 3000 von ihnen ersticken, weitere 7000 überleben schwer verätzt.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bblind
- bilnd
- blidn
- blindd
- blinnd
- bllind
- blnid
- lbind
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blind - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blind", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "blind". Here's where to go from here.
- "blind" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "BND". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,252 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.