Blitzableiter
[ˈblɪt͡sʔapˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Blitzableiter” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,173 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #71,173
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schutzeinrichtung an Gebäuden, die äußerlich einen Blitzeinschlag ins Erdreich ableitet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blitzableiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblɪt͡sʔapˌlaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #71,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Blitzableiter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Blitzableiter is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblɪt͡sʔapˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,173 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Schutzeinrichtung an Gebäuden, die äußerlich einen Blitzeinschlag ins Erdreich ableitet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Blitzableiter, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Blitzableiter, spelled B-L-I-T-Z-A-B-L-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schutzeinrichtung an Gebäuden, die äußerlich einen Blitzeinschlag ins Erdreich ableitet
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 “Blitzableiter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-L-I-T-Z-A-B-L-E-I-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈblɪt͡sʔapˌlaɪ̯tɐ] (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.