Blei
German, noun/blaɪ̯/
Blei is spelled B-L-E-I (4 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blei is a German neuter noun meaning “lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “silbernes, leicht verformbares, toxisch wirkendes Metall”.
What does Blei mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. silbernes, leicht verformbares, toxisch wirkendes Metall 2. Geschoss oder Geschosse von Handfeuerwaffen
noun: 1. ein Karpfenfisch
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 Blei
- Bleies genitive
- Bleis genitive
- Bleie dative singular
- Pb abbreviation
- Bleien dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Blei?
- /blaɪ̯/
- [blaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Blei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Blei in German?
Blei appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).