blättern

/[ˈblɛtɐn]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,518

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

blättern is aGermanverb. It means: die Seiten (eines Buches oder dergleichen) wenden, umschlagen (und dabei den Seiteninhalt überfliegen) Pronounced [ˈblɛtɐn]. It ranks #9,518 in German word frequency. Often confused with Blattes and Brettern.

Key facts for blättern
PropertyValue
Headwordblättern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈblɛtɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,518
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of blättern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for blättern is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblɛtɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,518 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for blättern, with forms such as "bblättern", "bllättern", and "bltätern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Blattes", "Brettern", "Blätter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is blättern, spelled B-L-Ä-T-T-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Seiten (eines Buches oder dergleichen) wenden, umschlagen (und dabei den Seiteninhalt überfliegen)
  2. 2
    in dünne Schichten auseinandergehen
  3. 3
    sich in Blättchen, Bröckchen oder sonstigen dünnen Schichten lösen und abfallen
  4. 4
    Karten, Geldscheine oder dergleichen einzeln der Reihe nach irgendwo ablegen
  5. 5
    eine Pflanze von einzelnen Blättern befreien

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblättern,bllättern,bltätern,blätern,blätetrn,blättenr,blätternn,blätterrn,blättren,bälttern,lbättern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for blättern

Misspelling Variants of "blättern"

bblättern9bllättern9bltätern8blätern7blätetrn8blättenr8blätternn9blätterrn9
Misspelling Variants of "blättern"

Frequency rank: #9,518 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blättern"?
"blättern" is spelled B-L-Ä-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɛtɐn].
What does "blättern" mean?
As a verb, "blättern" means: die Seiten (eines Buches oder dergleichen) wenden, umschlagen (und dabei den Seiteninhalt überfliegen)
What words are commonly confused with "blättern"?
"blättern" is commonly confused with "Blattes", "Brettern", "Blätter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blättern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blättern" is [ˈblɛtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blättern" come from?
"blättern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.