Blitzschlag
[ˈblɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Blitzschlag” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,274
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einschlagender Blitz
Corpus desk
Index DE-blitzschlag · Blitzschlag · German
Blitzschlag · rank #47,274 · 19 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,274
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 72,680
- PHOTO-FINISH bleu
Nearest frequency peer: bleu (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Blitzschlag”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Bistümer
Bistümer
52,730 corpus weight
- blasser
blasser
52,729 corpus weight
- bleu
bleu
52,728 corpus weight
- Blitzschlag
Blitzschlag
52,727 corpus weight
- blonder
blonder
52,726 corpus weight
- Bodensatz
Bodensatz
52,725 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Blitzschlag” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blitzschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblɪt͡sˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #47,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Blitzschlag” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Blitzschlag (IPA [ˈblɪt͡sˌʃlaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,274 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einschlagender Blitz".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blitzschlag, with forms such as "bblitzschlag", "biltzschlag", and "blitszchlag". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Blitzschlag, spelled B-L-I-T-Z-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1einschlagender Blitz
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bblitzschlag
- biltzschlag
- blitszchlag
- blittzschlag
- blitzcshlag
- blitzscchlag
- blitzschalg
- blitzschhlag
- blitzschlagg
- blitzschlga
- blitzschllag
- blitzsclhag
- blitzshclag
- blitzsschlag
- blitzzschlag
- bliztschlag
- bllitzschlag
- bltizschlag
- lbitzschlag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blitzschlag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Blitzschlag", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).
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.