Blitz
German, noun/blɪts/
Blitz is spelled B-L-I-T-Z (5 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written German, the 7,292nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blitz is a German masculine noun meaning “a bolt of lightning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einer Wolke entstehende elektrische Entladung, meist vom Donner begleitet”.
What does Blitz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea bolt of lightning
Ein Blitz erhellte die Nacht.
- 2
masculineflash
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in einer Wolke entstehende elektrische Entladung, meist vom Donner begleitet 2. sehr kurzes Aufleuchten 3. Blitzgerät, Blitzlicht, Blitzlichtgerät; das für ^([2]) benutzte Gerät (meist am Fotoapparat) 4. Form des Schachspiels, das Blitzschach
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Blitz
- Blitzes genitive
- Blitze plural
- Blitzen dative definite plural
- Bliz alternative obsolete
- Blz. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Blitz?
- /blɪts/
- [blɪt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Blitz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Blitz in German?
Blitz appears 9.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).