Blechen

[ˈblɛçn̩]

/[ˈblɛçn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blechen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,972. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,972
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Blech

Corpus desk

Index DE-blechen · Blechen · German

Blechen · rank #31,972 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,972
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biologe

Nearest frequency peer: Biologe (-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 „Blechen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Blechen“ 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).

Blechen vs buchen
57% similar
Blechen vs blühen
57% similar
Blechen vs bleiben
57% similar

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

Key facts for Blechen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɛçn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,972
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Blechen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Blechenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Biologe“ (#31,971), „blondes“ (#31,973), „Bildungswesen“ (#31,970). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blechen“ bei #31,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Blechen (IPA [ˈblɛçn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,972 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Blech".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blechen, with forms such as "bblechen", "belchen", and "blcehen". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "buchen", "blühen", "bleiben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Blechen, spelled B-L-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Blech

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblechen
  • belchen
  • blcehen
  • blecchen
  • blecehn
  • blechenn
  • blechhen
  • blechne
  • blehcen
  • bllechen
  • lbechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bblechen1belchen2blcehen2blecchen1blecehn2blechenn1blechhen1blechne2
Edit distance from "Blechen"

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 "Blechen"?
"Blechen" is spelled B-L-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɛçn̩].
What does "Blechen" mean?
As a noun, "Blechen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Blech
What words are commonly confused with "Blechen"?
"Blechen" is commonly confused with "buchen", "blühen", "bleiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blechen" is [ˈblɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blechen" come from?
"Blechen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Biologe#31,971blondes#31,973Brüning#31,978Bäuerin#31,979

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Casanova11 variantscomfort11 variantsbastelt11 variantsAuslesen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list