Blendung
[ˈblɛndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Blendung” is uncommon German (frequency #90,053 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,053
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - visuelle Störempfindung, welche durch Leuchtdichteunterschiede des Umfeldes ausgelöst wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blendung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblɛndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #90,053 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Blendung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Blendung is uncommon German at frequency #90,053 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblɛndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Blendung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Blendung, spelled B-L-E-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1visuelle Störempfindung, welche durch Leuchtdichteunterschiede des Umfeldes ausgelöst wird
- 2eine altertümliche Form der Bestrafung, die zur Erblindung führte
- 3auffälliges, die eigenen Vorzüge betonendes Verhalten
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Blendung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-L-E-N-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈblɛndʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.