Which to use
“blade” and “bledo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,955
- “blade” frequency rank
- #35,909
- “bledo” frequency rank
- 58864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blade | bledo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hoja, filo, cuchillo. | Planta anual de la familia Amaranthaceae. Es de tallos rastreros, de unos 30 centímetros de largo, hojas triangulares verde oscuro y flores rojas muy pequeñas y en racimos axilares. En muchas partes la comen cocida. |
Where the eye mixes blade and bledo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blade vs bledo
A purely visual mix-up. blade (/bleɪd/) and bledo ([ˈbleð̞o]) 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 58864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blade is recorded at frequency rank #22,955, classified as anoun, pronounced /bleɪd/. bledo is at rank #35,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbleð̞o].
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 58864, this pair ranks #64,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blade vs bledo
Shared letters: bdel. Private to "blade": a. Private to "bledo": o.
"blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "bledo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blade" for "bledo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blade" vs "bledo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blade" and "bledo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bledo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blade" and "bledo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bed vs bledo". 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 #64,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.