Blatt

[blat]

/[blat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blatt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,362
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-blatt · Blatt · German

Blatt · rank #3,362 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,362
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bio

Nearest frequency peer: Bio (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Blatt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Blatt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Blatt (IPA [blat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,362 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine Blätter! - (Weihnachtslied)
  2. „Trifft das noch zu im Zeitalter der Weltraumfahrt? Dieses Wort ist eine maßlose Übertreibung, ebenso wie sein Synonym Astronautik. Es gibt eine Reihe von Vergleichen, die das anschaulich machen. Einer mag genügen: Wenn jemand am Alpenrand, etwa bei Grainau unweit Garmisch, in 900 m Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel steht und zum Gipfel der Zugspitze (2000 m üb…

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bösen#3,364feste#3,372front#3,375Jäger#3,383

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Burg6 variantsBern6 variantsking6 variantslöst6 variants

What to do next

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  • "Blatt" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Blut". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,362 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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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