Blitzeinschlag

[ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blitzeinschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #76,592 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,592
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Einschlagen eines Blitzes

Key facts for Blitzeinschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlitzeinschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk]
Letters14
Frequency rank#76,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Blitzeinschlag” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Blitzeinschlag lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blitzeinschlag is uncommon German at frequency #76,592 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Einschlagen eines Blitzes".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Blitzeinschlag, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Blitzeinschlag, spelled B-L-I-T-Z-E-I-N-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Einschlagen eines Blitzes

This word in other languages

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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 "Blitzeinschlag"?
"Blitzeinschlag" is spelled B-L-I-T-Z-E-I-N-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk].
What does "Blitzeinschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Blitzeinschlag" means: das Einschlagen eines Blitzes
How do you pronounce "Blitzeinschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blitzeinschlag" is [ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blitzeinschlag" come from?
"Blitzeinschlag" 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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Using “Blitzeinschlag”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-L-I-T-Z-E-I-N-S-C-H-L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈblɪt͡sʔaɪ̯nˌʃlaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list