Blitzkrieg

[ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk]

/[ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blitzkrieg” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,427 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,427
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kriegsführung, die schnell eine Entscheidung bringen soll

Key facts for Blitzkrieg
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlitzkrieg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Blitzkrieg” 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). Blitzkrieg lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Blitzkrieg is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kriegsführung, die schnell eine Entscheidung bringen soll".

No misspelling variants are generated for Blitzkrieg in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 Blitzkrieg, spelled B-L-I-T-Z-K-R-I-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kriegsführung, die schnell eine Entscheidung bringen soll

Antonyms

BelagerungGrabenkampfGrabenkriegStellungskrieg

This word in other languages

blitzkrieg(English)guerre éclair(Français)

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 "Blitzkrieg"?
"Blitzkrieg" is spelled B-L-I-T-Z-K-R-I-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk].
What does "Blitzkrieg" mean?
As a noun, "Blitzkrieg" means: Kriegsführung, die schnell eine Entscheidung bringen soll
How do you pronounce "Blitzkrieg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blitzkrieg" is [ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blitzkrieg" come from?
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Using “Blitzkrieg”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-L-I-T-Z-K-R-I-E-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈblɪt͡sˌkʁiːk] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list