bloßlegen
[ˈbloːsˌleːɡn̩]
The verdict
“bloßlegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas bisher Verborgenes sichtbar werden lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-blo-legen · bloßlegen · German
bloßlegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bloßlegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbloːsˌleːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bloßlegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bloßlegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbloːsˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas bisher Verborgenes sichtbar werden lassen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bloßlegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bloßlegen, spelled B-L-O-S-S-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas bisher Verborgenes sichtbar werden lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bloßlegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach Ermittlung der Gasauströmungsstelle ist der betreffende Teil der Leitung bloßzulegen und die Ursache der Undichtheit zu beheben.
Das Kellerniveau liegt ungefähr 1/2 m tiefer als das ursprüngliche, so daß zum Teil die Fundamente bloßgelegt sind.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.