blinder Fleck
[ˌblɪndɐ ˈflɛk]
The verdict
“blinder Fleck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle im Gesichtsfeld, an der keine Aufnahme von Lichtreizen möglich ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-blinder-fleck · blinder Fleck · German
blinder Fleck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blinder Fleck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌblɪndɐ ˈflɛk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „blinder Fleck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
blinder Fleck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌblɪndɐ ˈflɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for blinder Fleck in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is blinder Fleck, spelled B-L-I-N-D-E-R- -F-L-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1Stelle im Gesichtsfeld, an der keine Aufnahme von Lichtreizen möglich ist
- 2Teil des Selbst, der von der Person bei sich selbst nicht wahrgenommen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blinder Fleck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Schleier wirkte unerklärlich, wie ein blinder Fleck in der Atmosphäre, der weder Form noch Farbe noch klare Umrisse besaß.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.