blaugrün

[ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn]

/[ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“blaugrün” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,052 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#90,052
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - stark blaustichiges grün

Key facts for blaugrün
PropertyValue
Headwordblaugrün
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blaugrün” 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). blaugrün 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 blaugrün is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,052 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "stark blaustichiges grün".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blaugrün, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is blaugrün, spelled B-L-A-U-G-R-Ü-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark blaustichiges grün

Synonyms

türkistürkisfarbenpetrolpetrolfarben

This word in other languages

blue-green(English)bleu-vert(Français)

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 "blaugrün"?
"blaugrün" is spelled B-L-A-U-G-R-Ü-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn].
What does "blaugrün" mean?
As an adjective, "blaugrün" means: stark blaustichiges grün
How do you pronounce "blaugrün"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blaugrün" is [ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blaugrün" come from?
"blaugrün" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “blaugrün”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-L-A-U-G-R-Ü-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈblaʊ̯ˌɡʁyːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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