blaue Stunde
[ˌblaʊ̯ə ˈʃtʊndə]
The verdict
“blaue Stunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit der Dämmerung
Corpus desk
Index DE-blaue-stunde · blaue Stunde · German
blaue Stunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | blaue Stunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌblaʊ̯ə ˈʃtʊndə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „blaue Stunde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
blaue Stunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌblaʊ̯ə ˈʃtʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit der Dämmerung".
blaue Stunde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is blaue Stunde, spelled B-L-A-U-E- -S-T-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Zeit der Dämmerung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blaue Stunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Dieselmotoren werden angeworfen und ein tiefes Brummeln durchdringt die Stille der blauen Stunde.“
„Sie schreibt, so sagt sie, ihre Songs am liebsten spät abends, in den blauen Stunden.“
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.