Which to use
“blas” is a verb and “bleus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,276
- “blas” frequency rank
- #3,056
- “bleus” frequency rank
- 39332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blas | bleus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de blasen. | Masculin pluriel de bleu. |
Where the eye mixes blas and bleus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blas with bleus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blas is \blaːs\ while bleus is \blø\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blas is recorded at frequency rank #36,276, classified as averb, pronounced \blaːs\. bleus is at rank #3,056, tagged as anadj, pronounced \blø\.
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 39332, this pair ranks #248,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blas vs bleus
Shared letters: bls. Private to "blas": a. Private to "bleus": eu.
"blas" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bleus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blas" for "bleus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "blas" or "bleus" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bleus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blas" and "bleus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bela vs blas". 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 #248,786 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.