Blockbuster

[ˈblɔkˌbastɐ]

/[ˈblɔkˌbastɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Blockbuster” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,108
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders einträgliches Produkt (Album, Buch, Film, Medikament…)

Corpus desk

Index DE-blockbuster · Blockbuster · German

Blockbuster · rank #28,108 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,108
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blinken

Nearest frequency peer: blinken (-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 „Blockbuster“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Blockbuster“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blockbuster
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlockbuster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈblɔkˌbastɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,108
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Blockbuster“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Blockbusterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „blinken“ (#28,107), „Bohne“ (#28,109), „Blabla“ (#28,106). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blockbuster“ bei #28,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Blockbuster (IPA [ˈblɔkˌbastɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,108 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blockbuster, with forms such as "bblockbuster", "blcokbuster", and "bllockbuster". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Blockbuster, spelled B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders einträgliches Produkt (Album, Buch, Film, Medikament…)
  2. 2
    besonders zerstörerische Bombe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Arzneiunternehmen plagt zudem ein ganz grundsätzliches Leiden: Ihre Entwicklungs-Pipelines sind bedrohlich leer, neue Blockbuster kaum in Sicht - während zugleich viele der derzeitigen Kassenschlager in den nächsten Jahren ihren Patentschutz verlieren und somit billige Nachahmerpräparate auf den Markt drängen werden.“
  2. „Zu unsicher erscheint ihnen offenbar, dass sich mit Spielen für 3-D-Brillen in den nächsten Jahren jene Millionen verdienen lassen, die die Entwicklung eines Blockbusters üblicherweise verschlingt.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblockbuster
  • blcokbuster
  • bllockbuster
  • blocbkuster
  • blocckbuster
  • blockbbuster
  • blockbsuter
  • blockbusetr
  • blockbusster
  • blockbusterr
  • blockbustre
  • blockbustter
  • blockbutser
  • blockkbuster
  • blockubster
  • blokcbuster
  • bolckbuster
  • lbockbuster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blockbuster - 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.

bblockbuster1blcokbuster2bllockbuster1blocbkuster2blocckbuster1blockbbuster1blockbsuter2blockbusetr2
Edit distance from "Blockbuster"

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 "Blockbuster"?
"Blockbuster" is spelled B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɔkˌbastɐ].
What does "Blockbuster" mean?
As a noun, "Blockbuster" means: besonders einträgliches Produkt (Album, Buch, Film, Medikament…)
What are common misspellings of "Blockbuster"?
Common misspellings include "bblockbuster", "blcokbuster", "bllockbuster", "blocbkuster", "blocckbuster". The correct spelling is "Blockbuster".
How do you pronounce "Blockbuster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blockbuster" is [ˈblɔkˌbastɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blockbuster" come from?
"Blockbuster" 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 "Blockbuster", 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 (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list