Blitzer

[ˈblɪt͡sɐ]

/[ˈblɪt͡sɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Blitzer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,553
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Straßenverkehr eingesetztes Blitzgerät zum Erfassen von Verstößen gegen die Straßenverkehrsordnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-blitzer · Blitzer · German

Blitzer · rank #21,553 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,553
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blade

Nearest frequency peer: blade (-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 „Blitzer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Blitzer“ 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).

Blitzer vs blitzt
57% similar
Blitzer vs Blitz
71% similar
Blitzer vs bitter
57% similar

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

Key facts for Blitzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlitzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɪt͡sɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,553
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Blitzer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Blitzerliegt 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: „blade“ (#21,552), „bluten“ (#21,554), „bikes“ (#21,551). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blitzer“ bei #21,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Blitzer (IPA [ˈblɪt͡sɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,553 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "im Straßenverkehr eingesetztes Blitzgerät zum Erfassen von Verstößen gegen die Straßenverkehrsordnung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blitzer, with forms such as "bblitzer", "biltzer", and "blitezr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "blitzt", "Blitz", "bitter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blitzer, spelled B-L-I-T-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Straßenverkehr eingesetztes Blitzgerät zum Erfassen von Verstößen gegen die Straßenverkehrsordnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Blitzer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Blitzer wurde nicht ausgelöst, da er sich an die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung hielt.
  2. „Ich vermute, dass der eigentliche Grund für die paar Verkehrsunfälle die Blitzer sind, die über die gesamte Route 1 verteilt stehen.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblitzer
  • biltzer
  • blitezr
  • blittzer
  • blitzerr
  • blitzre
  • blitzzer
  • blizter
  • bllitzer
  • bltizer
  • lbitzer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blitzer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblitzer1biltzer2blitezr2blittzer1blitzerr1blitzre2blitzzer1blizter2
Edit distance from "Blitzer"

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 "Blitzer"?
"Blitzer" is spelled B-L-I-T-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪt͡sɐ].
What does "Blitzer" mean?
As a noun, "Blitzer" means: im Straßenverkehr eingesetztes Blitzgerät zum Erfassen von Verstößen gegen die Straßenverkehrsordnung
What words are commonly confused with "Blitzer"?
"Blitzer" is commonly confused with "blitzt", "Blitz", "bitter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blitzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blitzer" is [ˈblɪt͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blitzer" come from?
"Blitzer" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list