Bleistift

[ˈblaɪ̯ˌʃtɪft]

/[ˈblaɪ̯ˌʃtɪft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bleistift” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,650
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schreibgerät aus Holz mit einer Mine bestehend aus Graphit

Corpus desk

Index DE-bleistift · Bleistift · German

Bleistift · rank #16,650 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,650
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH birthday

Nearest frequency peer: birthday (-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 „Bleistift“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bleistift“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bleistift
PropertyValue
HeadwordBleistift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblaɪ̯ˌʃtɪft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,650
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bleistift“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bleistiftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „birthday“ (#16,649), „Blockchain“ (#16,651), „bezeichnend“ (#16,648). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bleistift“ bei #16,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bleistift (IPA [ˈblaɪ̯ˌʃtɪft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,650 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schreibgerät aus Holz mit einer Mine bestehend aus Graphit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bleistift, with forms such as "bbleistift", "belistift", and "bleisitft". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bleistift, spelled B-L-E-I-S-T-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schreibgerät aus Holz mit einer Mine bestehend aus Graphit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schreibt bitte mit Bleistift, damit ihr eure Fehler wieder ausradieren könnt.
  2. „Solowjew spielte mit einem Bleistift von Hoffmans Schreibtisch.“

Synonyms

GraphitstiftBleierBlei

This word in other languages

pencil(English)lápiz(Español)crayon(Français)lápis(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbleistift
  • belistift
  • bleisitft
  • bleisstift
  • bleistfit
  • bleistifft
  • bleistiftt
  • bleistitf
  • bleisttift
  • bleitsift
  • blesitift
  • bliestift
  • blleistift
  • lbeistift

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bleistift - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbleistift1belistift2bleisitft2bleisstift1bleistfit2bleistifft1bleistiftt1bleistitf2
Edit distance from "Bleistift"

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 "Bleistift"?
"Bleistift" is spelled B-L-E-I-S-T-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblaɪ̯ˌʃtɪft].
What does "Bleistift" mean?
As a noun, "Bleistift" means: Schreibgerät aus Holz mit einer Mine bestehend aus Graphit
What are common misspellings of "Bleistift"?
Common misspellings include "bbleistift", "belistift", "bleisitft", "bleisstift", "bleistfit". The correct spelling is "Bleistift".
How do you pronounce "Bleistift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bleistift" is [ˈblaɪ̯ˌʃtɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bleistift" come from?
"Bleistift" 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 "Bleistift", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list