Which to use
“Blatt” and “Blitz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,362
- “Blatt” frequency rank
- #7,298
- “Blitz” frequency rank
- 10660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blatt | Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen | in einer Wolke entstehende elektrische Entladung, meist vom Donner begleitet |
Where the eye mixes Blatt and Blitz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blatt and Blitz
A purely visual mix-up. Blatt ([blat]) and Blitz ([blɪt͡s]) 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 10660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blatt is recorded at frequency rank #3,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [blat]. Blitz is at rank #7,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced [blɪt͡s].
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 10660, this pair ranks #1,973,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blatt vs Blitz
Shared letters: blt. Private to "Blatt": a. Private to "Blitz": iz.
"Blatt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Blitz" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Blatt" and "Blitz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Blatt" or "Blitz"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Blatt" and "Blitz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blatt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blitz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blatt" and "Blitz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blitz vs britt". 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 #1,973,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.