Blässe

[ˈblɛsə]

/[ˈblɛsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Blässe” is uncommon German (frequency #82,591 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,591
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft und der Zustand, blass zu sein (wenig Farbe zu haben)

Corpus desk

Index DE-blasse · Blässe · German

Blässe · rank #82,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,591
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blockiere

Nearest frequency peer: blockiere (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Blässe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Blässe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blässe
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlässe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɛsə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Blässe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Blässefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „blockiere“ (#82,590), „Bohrmaschinen“ (#82,592), „Blasenentzündung“ (#82,589). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blässe“ bei #82,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blässe is uncommon German at frequency #82,591 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblɛsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft und der Zustand, blass zu sein (wenig Farbe zu haben)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Blässe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Blässe, spelled B-L-Ä-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft und der Zustand, blass zu sein (wenig Farbe zu haben)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen der Blässe des Bildes war kaum noch etwas zu erkennen.
  2. „Ich nahm meine Behauptung zurück, entschuldigte mich, und Don Francesco freute sich, daß die vornehme Blässe seiner Braut Anlaß zu dieser Frage gegeben hatte.“

Synonyms

BleichheitFarblosigkeit

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blässe"?
"Blässe" is spelled B-L-Ä-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɛsə].
What does "Blässe" mean?
As a noun, "Blässe" means: die Eigenschaft und der Zustand, blass zu sein (wenig Farbe zu haben)
How do you pronounce "Blässe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blässe" is [ˈblɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blässe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Blässe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list