Blähung
German, noun/ˈblɛːʊŋ/
Blähung is spelled B-L-Ä-H-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blähung is a German feminine noun meaning “bulge, inflation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “starke, erhöhte Bildung und Ansammlung von Gasen in Magen und Darm”.
What does Blähung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebulge, inflation
- 2
feminineflatulence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. starke, erhöhte Bildung und Ansammlung von Gasen in Magen und Darm 2. Gase, die sich in Magen und Darm bilden 3. die spürbare Vergrößerung des Unterleibs aufgrund jener Gase – teilweise von Krämpfen begleitet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Blähung
- Blähungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Blähung?
- /ˈblɛːʊŋ/
- /ˈbleːʊŋ/
- [ˈblɛːʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Blähung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Blähung in German?
Blähung appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).