blähen
[ˈblɛːən]
The verdict
“blähen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas füllen, das Volumen vergrößern
Corpus desk
Index DE-blahen · blähen · German
blähen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blähen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈblɛːən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „blähen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
blähen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈblɛːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for blähen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is blähen, spelled B-L-Ä-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas füllen, das Volumen vergrößern
- 2zu Luft im Verdauungstrakt führen, Blähungen verursachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blähen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Wind blähte das Segel.
Kohl, Hülsenfrüchte und unreifes Obst blähen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.