Blitz

/[blɪt͡s]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,298

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Blitz is aGermannoun. It means: in einer Wolke entstehende elektrische Entladung, meist vom Donner begleitet Pronounced [blɪt͡s]. It ranks #7,298 in German word frequency. Often confused with Blut and Blüte.

Key facts for Blitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[blɪt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,298
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Blitz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Blitz is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [blɪt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,298 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Blitz, with forms such as "bblitz", "biltz", and "blittz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Blut", "Blüte", "Brite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Blitz, spelled B-L-I-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer Wolke entstehende elektrische Entladung, meist vom Donner begleitet
  2. 2
    sehr kurzes Aufleuchten
  3. 3
    Blitzgerät, Blitzlicht, Blitzlichtgerät; das für ^([2]) benutzte Gerät (meist am Fotoapparat)
  4. 4
    Form des Schachspiels, das Blitzschach
  5. 5
    direkter Angriff auf den Quarterback der angreifenden Mannschaft

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblitz,biltz,blittz,blitzz,blizt,bllitz,bltiz,lbitz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Blitz

Misspelling Variants of "Blitz"

bblitz6biltz5blittz6blitzz6blizt5bllitz6bltiz5lbitz5
Misspelling Variants of "Blitz"

Frequency rank: #7,298 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blitz"?
"Blitz" is spelled B-L-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [blɪt͡s].
What does "Blitz" mean?
As a noun, "Blitz" means: in einer Wolke entstehende elektrische Entladung, meist vom Donner begleitet
What words are commonly confused with "Blitz"?
"Blitz" is commonly confused with "Blut", "Blüte", "Brite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blitz" is [blɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blitz" come from?
"Blitz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.