blinzelt

[ˈblɪnt͡sl̩t]

/[ˈblɪnt͡sl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“blinzelt” is uncommon German (frequency #81,356 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,356
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinzeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-blinzelt · blinzelt · German

blinzelt · rank #81,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,356
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blessed

Nearest frequency peer: blessed (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „blinzelt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „blinzelt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blinzelt
PropertyValue
Headwordblinzelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈblɪnt͡sl̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „blinzelt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.blinzeltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „blessed“ (#81,355), „blinzelte“ (#81,357), „Blattwerk“ (#81,354). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blinzelt“ bei #81,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blinzelt is uncommon German at frequency #81,356 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈblɪnt͡sl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blinzelt, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 blinzelt, spelled B-L-I-N-Z-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinzeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinzeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinzeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinzeln

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 "blinzelt"?
"blinzelt" is spelled B-L-I-N-Z-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪnt͡sl̩t].
What does "blinzelt" mean?
As a verb, "blinzelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinzeln
How do you pronounce "blinzelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blinzelt" is [ˈblɪnt͡sl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blinzelt" come from?
"blinzelt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blinzelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bizarres#81,352benebelt#81,329campagne#81,383belegter#81,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list