blitze

[ˈblɪt͡sə]

/[ˈblɪt͡sə]/ verb

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The verdict

“blitze” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,866
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blitzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-blitze · blitze · German

blitze · rank #23,866 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,866
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blickfeld

Nearest frequency peer: Blickfeld (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „blitze“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „blitze“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blitze vs Blüte
50% similar
blitze vs Brite
50% similar
blitze vs blitzt
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blitze
PropertyValue
Headwordblitze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈblɪt͡sə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,866
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blitze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.blitzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blickfeld“ (#23,865), „Bohrungen“ (#23,867), „Blackberry“ (#23,864). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blitze“ bei #23,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around blitze (IPA [ˈblɪt͡sə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,866 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for blitze, with forms such as "bblitze", "biltze", and "blitez". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Blüte", "Brite", "blitzt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 blitze, spelled B-L-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblitze
  • biltze
  • blitez
  • blittze
  • blitzze
  • blizte
  • bllitze
  • bltize
  • lbitze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blitze - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bblitze1biltze2blitez2blittze1blitzze1blizte2bllitze1bltize2
Edit distance from "blitze"

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 "blitze"?
"blitze" is spelled B-L-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪt͡sə].
What does "blitze" mean?
As a verb, "blitze" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blitzen
What words are commonly confused with "blitze"?
"blitze" is commonly confused with "Blüte", "Brite", "blitzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blitze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blitze" is [ˈblɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blitze" come from?
"blitze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bügeln#23,873course#23,880Davids#23,886domino#23,889

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

beziehe9 variantseinigem9 variantsErding9 variantserreiche9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list