Blaupause

[ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]

/[ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blaupause” is uncommon German (frequency #55,195 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,195
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine durch Hektographie oder durch das Verwenden von (blauem) Durchschreibepapier, der sogenannten Pause, hergestellte Kopie eines Dokumentes

Corpus desk

Index DE-blaupause · Blaupause · German

Blaupause · rank #55,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,195
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bison

Nearest frequency peer: Bison (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Blaupause“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Blaupause“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blaupause
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlaupause
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Blaupause“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Blaupausefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bison“ (#55,194), „birth“ (#55,193), „Bioladen“ (#55,192). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blaupause“ bei #55,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blaupause is uncommon German at frequency #55,195 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Blaupause in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blaupause, spelled B-L-A-U-P-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine durch Hektographie oder durch das Verwenden von (blauem) Durchschreibepapier, der sogenannten Pause, hergestellte Kopie eines Dokumentes
  2. 2
    eine Grundidee, die als Vorlage zur Umsetzung von etwas herangezogen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Reich mal bitte die Blaupause rüber.
  2. „Einen Findlingsblock unter den niedrigen Ästen einer mächtigen Eiche, die später den Patio überschirmen würde, als Tisch benutzend, vertieften er und Leon sich dann eine Stunde lang in die Blaupausen, die er sich aus Chicago von einer Firma für Hochbaubedarf hatte kommen lassen.“

This word in other languages

blueprint(English)papier carbone(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 "Blaupause"?
"Blaupause" is spelled B-L-A-U-P-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə].
What does "Blaupause" mean?
As a noun, "Blaupause" means: eine durch Hektographie oder durch das Verwenden von (blauem) Durchschreibepapier, der sogenannten Pause, hergestellte Kopie eines Dokumentes
How do you pronounce "Blaupause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blaupause" is [ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blaupause" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list