bläulich

[ˈblɔɪ̯lɪç]

/[ˈblɔɪ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“bläulich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,067
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Farbe blau ähnlich, an blau erinnernd, mit leicht/schwach blauer Färbung

Corpus desk

Index DE-blaulich · bläulich · German

bläulich · rank #43,067 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,067
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blockflöte

Nearest frequency peer: Blockflöte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bläulich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bläulich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

bläulich vs Blaulicht
67% similar
bläulich vs bräunlich
78% similar
bläulich vs baulich
75% similar

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

Key facts for bläulich
PropertyValue
Headwordbläulich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈblɔɪ̯lɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,067
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bläulich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bläulichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blockflöte“ (#43,066), „blühte“ (#43,068), „binären“ (#43,065). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bläulich“ bei #43,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bläulich (IPA [ˈblɔɪ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,067 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Farbe blau ähnlich, an blau erinnernd, mit leicht/schwach blauer Färbung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bläulich, with forms such as "bbläulich", "blläulich", and "bluälich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Blaulicht", "bräunlich", "baulich", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bläulich, spelled B-L-Ä-U-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Farbe blau ähnlich, an blau erinnernd, mit leicht/schwach blauer Färbung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die bläuliche Tapete gefällt mir am besten.
  2. „Nachdem John sein Frühstück wortlos verzehrt hatte, ging er, den Frost und das bläulich flimmernde Mondlicht verfluchend, fort.“

This word in other languages

bluish(English)azulado(Español)bleuâtre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbläulich
  • blläulich
  • bluälich
  • bläluich
  • bläuilch
  • bläulcih
  • bläulicch
  • bläulichh
  • bläulihc
  • bläullich
  • bälulich
  • lbäulich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbläulich1blläulich1bluälich2bläluich2bläuilch2bläulcih2bläulicch1bläulichh1
Edit distance from "bläulich"

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 "bläulich"?
"bläulich" is spelled B-L-Ä-U-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɔɪ̯lɪç].
What does "bläulich" mean?
As an adjective, "bläulich" means: der Farbe blau ähnlich, an blau erinnernd, mit leicht/schwach blauer Färbung
What words are commonly confused with "bläulich"?
"bläulich" is commonly confused with "Blaulicht", "bräunlich", "baulich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bläulich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bläulich" is [ˈblɔɪ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bläulich" come from?
"bläulich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begehbar#43,045Cousinen#43,091Bauwerks#43,041denkbare#43,099

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

connected12 variantsDogmatik12 variantsDoktoren12 variantsdungeons12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list