Which to use
“blitze” and “blitzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,866
- “blitze” frequency rank
- #26,337
- “blitzen” frequency rank
- 50203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blitze | blitzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blitzen | sich durch die Luft unter Lichtentstehung (elektrisch) entladen |
Where the eye mixes blitze and blitzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blitze with blitzen
A purely visual mix-up. blitze ([ˈblɪt͡sə]) and blitzen ([ˈblɪt͡sn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blitze” sits inside “blitzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blitze is recorded at frequency rank #23,866, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪt͡sə]. blitzen is at rank #26,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪt͡sn̩].
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 50203, this pair ranks #1,182,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blitze vs blitzen
Shared letters: beiltz. Private to "blitze": -. Private to "blitzen": n.
"blitze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blitzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blitze" and "blitzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blitze" or "blitzen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blitze" and "blitzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blitze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blitzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,182,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blitze" and "blitzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Batzen vs blitzen". 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 #1,182,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.