Blaupause
German, noun[ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]
Blaupause is spelled B-L-A-U-P-A-U-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blaupause is a German feminine noun meaning “blueprint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine durch Hektographie oder durch das Verwenden von (blauem) Durchschreibepapier, der sogenannten Pause…”.
What does Blaupause mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblueprint
- 2
femininemodel, template
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine durch Hektographie oder durch das Verwenden von (blauem) Durchschreibepapier, der sogenannten Pause, hergestellte Kopie eines Dokumentes 2. eine Grundidee, die als Vorlage zur Umsetzung von etwas herangezogen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Blaupause
- Blaupausen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Blaupause?
- [ˈblaʊ̯ˌpaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Blaupause
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Blaupause in German?
Blaupause appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).