blöd

[bløːt]

/[bløːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“blöd” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,812
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht sehr intelligent (Person) oder durch mangelndes Nachdenken entstanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-blod · blöd · German

blöd · rank #2,812 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,812
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bildern

Nearest frequency peer: Bildern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „blöd“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „blöd“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blöd vs Bot
0% similar
blöd vs Box
0% similar
blöd vs Bob
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blöd
PropertyValue
Headwordblöd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bløːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,812
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blöd“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).blödliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bildern“ (#2,811), „Bock“ (#2,813), „bezüglich“ (#2,810). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blöd“ bei #2,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around blöd (IPA [bløːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,812 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for blöd, with forms such as "bblöd", "bldö", and "bllöd". 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, "Bot", "Box", "Bob", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is blöd, spelled B-L-Ö-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht sehr intelligent (Person) oder durch mangelndes Nachdenken entstanden
  2. 2
    eine unerfreuliche Situation beschreibend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blöd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du bist so blöd, du verstehst nichts, was man dir erklärt!
  2. Das war ein ganz blöder Fehler, ich habe die Nachkommazahl verdreht.

Synonyms

bescheuertbekloppteinfältigdummdoofidiotischschwachsinnigärgerlichschlechtunerfreulichunglücklich

Antonyms

gescheitklugklasseprima

This word in other languages

stupid(English)estúpido(Español)bête(Français)idiota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblöd
  • bldö
  • bllöd
  • blödd
  • böld
  • lböd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blöd - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblöd1bldö2bllöd1blödd1böld2lböd2
Edit distance from "blöd"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blöd"?
"blöd" is spelled B-L-Ö-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bløːt].
What does "blöd" mean?
As an adjective, "blöd" means: nicht sehr intelligent (Person) oder durch mangelndes Nachdenken entstanden
What words are commonly confused with "blöd"?
"blöd" is commonly confused with "Bot", "Box", "Bob". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blöd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blöd" is [bløːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blöd" come from?
"blöd" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blöd", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bock#2,813Gelb#2,827Hals#2,830rief#2,783

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lehre6 variantsJobs6 variantsGraf6 variantsFick6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list