Blech

[blɛç]

/[blɛç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blech” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,257
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine dünne Platte aus Metall

Corpus desk

Index DE-blech · Blech · German

Blech · rank #14,257 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,257
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschriebene

Nearest frequency peer: beschriebene (-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 „Blech“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Blech“ 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).

Blech vs Buch
60% similar
Blech vs Blei
60% similar
Blech vs bleu
40% similar

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

Key facts for Blech
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlech
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[blɛç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,257
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Blech“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beschriebene“ (#14,256), „Beschleunigung“ (#14,255), „Bub“ (#14,259). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blech“ bei #14,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Blech (IPA [blɛç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,257 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blech, with forms such as "bblech", "belch", and "blceh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Buch", "Blei", "bleu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blech, spelled B-L-E-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine dünne Platte aus Metall
  2. 2
    das Backblech, eine flache Wanne aus Blech für den Backofen
  3. 3
    die Blasinstrumente aus Blech
  4. 4
    dummes Zeug
  5. 5
    die Orden aus Metall, Medaillen
  6. 6
    metallene Kochherd-Abdeckung, zum Einhalten des Schabbats durch religiös-gesetzestreue Juden beim Warmhalten von Speisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Karosserie von Autos besteht weitgehend aus geformten Blechen.
  2. „Die Engel und der Jesus aus Blech stammten wohl vom gleichen Künstler.“

Synonyms

OfenblechKuchenblechBlechbläserBlechblasinstrumentStussUnsinnBlödsinnDünnpfiffLametta

Antonyms

BrettRostHolzUnblech

This word in other languages

sheet(English)hojalata(Español)tôle(Français)chapa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblech
  • belch
  • blceh
  • blecch
  • blechh
  • blehc
  • bllech
  • lbech

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blech - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblech1belch2blceh2blecch1blechh1blehc2bllech1lbech2
Edit distance from "Blech"

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 "Blech"?
"Blech" is spelled B-L-E-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [blɛç].
What does "Blech" mean?
As a noun, "Blech" means: eine dünne Platte aus Metall
What words are commonly confused with "Blech"?
"Blech" is commonly confused with "Buch", "Blei", "bleu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blech"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blech" is [blɛç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blech" come from?
"Blech" 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 "Blech", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bulle#14,260Busen#14,261canon#14,263Akkus#14,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Zugabe8 variantsimages8 variantsKarate8 variantsKarls8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list