Blähung

[ˈblɛːʊŋ]

/[ˈblɛːʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Blähung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starke, erhöhte Bildung und Ansammlung von Gasen in Magen und Darm

Corpus desk

Index DE-blahung · Blähung · German

Blähung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Blähung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlähung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɛːʊŋ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Blähung“ im Deutschen

Blähungliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blähung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblɛːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Blähung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Blähung, spelled B-L-Ä-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    starke, erhöhte Bildung und Ansammlung von Gasen in Magen und Darm
  2. 2
    Gase, die sich in Magen und Darm bilden
  3. 3
    die spürbare Vergrößerung des Unterleibs aufgrund jener Gase – teilweise von Krämpfen begleitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Blähung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Von Chili con Carne bekomme ich immer Blähungen.
  2. „Nehmen Sie sich ausreichend Zeit für Ihre Mahlzeiten und kauen Sie sorgfältig, denn ungenügend gekaute Nahrung kann zu Blähungen führen.“

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blähung"?
"Blähung" is spelled B-L-Ä-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɛːʊŋ].
What does "Blähung" mean?
As a noun, "Blähung" means: starke, erhöhte Bildung und Ansammlung von Gasen in Magen und Darm
How do you pronounce "Blähung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blähung" is [ˈblɛːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blähung" come from?
"Blähung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list