Blasebalg
[ˈblaːzəˌbalk]
The verdict
“Blasebalg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gerät, um einen Luftzug zu erzeugen, um ein Feuer am Glimmen zu halten oder ein Musikinstrument mit der benötigten Luft zu versorgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-blasebalg · Blasebalg · German
Blasebalg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Blasebalg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblaːzəˌbalk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blasebalg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blasebalg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblaːzəˌbalk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gerät, um einen Luftzug zu erzeugen, um ein Feuer am Glimmen zu halten oder ein Musikinstrument mit der benötigten Luft zu versorgen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Blasebalg in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Blasebalg, spelled B-L-A-S-E-B-A-L-G.
Definition
- 1ein Gerät, um einen Luftzug zu erzeugen, um ein Feuer am Glimmen zu halten oder ein Musikinstrument mit der benötigten Luft zu versorgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Blasebalg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Blasebalg in der Schmiede verschont die Lunge des Schmiedes.
„Sofort verschwanden die zwei in einem Raum hinter der Orgel, und Michael sah, daß die Jungen zum Blasebalg gingen und ihn, einen Holzbalken tretend, aufzogen.“
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.