Blödelei
[bløːdəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Blödelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewusste/scherzhafte Äußerung von Unsinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-blodelei · Blödelei · German
Blödelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Blödelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bløːdəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blödelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blödelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bløːdəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bewusste/scherzhafte Äußerung von Unsinn".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Blödelei, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blödelei, spelled B-L-Ö-D-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1bewusste/scherzhafte Äußerung von Unsinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Blödelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Behauptung, dem Elektroauto fehle zu seinem Glück nur noch eine Oberleitung, zählt unter Fahrzeugbauern zu den bewährten Blödeleien.“
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.