bleiche

Name: bleiche, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈblaɪ̯çə]

/[ˈblaɪ̯çə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“bleiche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,649 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#38,649
frequency rank, German: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bleiche vs blicke

71% similar

bleiche vs Bresche

57% similar

bleiche vs bleichen

88% similar

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

Key facts for bleiche
Property	Value
Headword	bleiche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈblaɪ̯çə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#38,649
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	11
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bleiche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bleiche lands here:

#38,649

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bleiche is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblaɪ̯çə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,649 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bleiche, with forms such as "bbleiche", "beliche", and "blecihe". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "blicke", "Bresche", "bleichen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 bleiche, spelled B-L-E-I-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbleiche,beliche,blecihe,bleicche,bleiceh,bleichhe,bleihce,blieche,blleiche,lbeiche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bleiche - 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.

Edit distance from "bleiche"

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 "bleiche"?

"bleiche" is spelled B-L-E-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblaɪ̯çə].

What does "bleiche" mean?

As an adjective, "bleiche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich

What words are commonly confused with "bleiche"?

"bleiche" is commonly confused with "blicke", "Bresche", "bleichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "bleiche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bleiche" is [ˈblaɪ̯çə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "bleiche" come from?

"bleiche" 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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Using “bleiche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is B-L-E-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈblaɪ̯çə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “blicke” - see the side-by-side comparison. bleiche vs blicke
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.