Blässhuhn
[ˈblɛsˌhuːn]
The verdict
“Blässhuhn” 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) - schwarzer Wasservogel mit weißem Stirnfleck und Schnabel (Fulica atra)
Corpus desk
Index DE-blasshuhn · Blässhuhn · German
Blässhuhn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Blässhuhn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblɛsˌhuːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blässhuhn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blässhuhn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblɛsˌhuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwarzer Wasservogel mit weißem Stirnfleck und Schnabel (Fulica atra)".
Blässhuhn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blässhuhn, spelled B-L-Ä-S-S-H-U-H-N.
Definition
- 1schwarzer Wasservogel mit weißem Stirnfleck und Schnabel (Fulica atra)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Blässhuhn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wasserhühner verschiedener Art, besonders das Bläßhuhn, Schwäne und mancherlei andre Schwimmvögel belebten die tieferen Gewässer, während in den Sümpfen Reiher (besonders bei Freienwalde), Kraniche, Rohrdommeln, Störche und Kibitze in ungeheurer Zahl fischten und Jagd machten.“
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.