Blatt

[blat]

/[blat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blatt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,362 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,362
frequency rank, German
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Blatt vs Blut
60% similar
Blatt vs blau
40% similar
Blatt vs Butt
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Blatt
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlatt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[blat]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,362
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Blatt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Blatt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Blatt is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [blat]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,362 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blatt, with forms such as "baltt", "bblatt", and "blat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Blut", "blau", "Butt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Blatt, spelled B-L-A-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen
  2. 2
    beschnittenes Stück Papier (hauptsächlich im Druckwesenᵂᴾ)
  3. 3
    beschnittenes Stück Papier (hauptsächlich im Druckwesenᵂᴾ)
  4. 4
    Endstück eines (Steuer-)Ruders oder Paddels, hauptsächlich bei Wasserfahrzeugen
  5. 5
    die Karten, die man beim Kartenspiel auf, in der Hand hält
  6. 6
    Organ der Presse (Zeitung, Zeitschrift)
  7. 7
    flacher Teil von verschiedenen Werkzeugen
  8. 8
    ein Schwingungserzeuger bei Holzblasinstrumenten, beispielsweise der Klarinette
  9. 9
    Zahlklassifikator (Mengenangabe) für Papier und ähnlich geformte Gegenstände
  10. 10
    zweidimensionales Kunstwerk
  11. 11
    Knoten in einem Baum mit genau einem Nachbarn (weitere Differenzierungen siehe bei den Referenzen)
  12. 12
    Schulterblatt eines Tieres
  13. 13
    flächiges Objekt, zum Beispiel ein Werkzeug oder Hilfsmittel

Synonyms

ZeitungSeiteBuchseiteKunstblattEndknotenSchulterblatt

This word in other languages

leaf(English)hoja(Español)feuille(Français)folha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: baltt,bblatt,blat,bllatt,bltat,lbatt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blatt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

baltt2bblatt1blat1bllatt1bltat2lbatt2
Edit distance from "Blatt"

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 "Blatt"?
"Blatt" is spelled B-L-A-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [blat].
What does "Blatt" mean?
As a noun, "Blatt" means: meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen
What words are commonly confused with "Blatt"?
"Blatt" is commonly confused with "Blut", "blau", "Butt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blatt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blatt" is [blat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blatt" come from?
"Blatt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Blatt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-L-A-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [blat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Blut” - see the side-by-side comparison. Blatt vs Blut
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list