Blödheit

[ˈbløːthaɪ̯t]

/[ˈbløːthaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blödheit” is uncommon German (frequency #51,993 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,993
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, blöd zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-blodheit · Blödheit · German

Blödheit · rank #51,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,993
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blutzuckerspi…

Nearest frequency peer: Blutzuckerspiegel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Blödheit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Blödheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blödheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlödheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbløːthaɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Blödheit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Blödheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Blutzuckerspiegel“ (#51,992), „Blutspenden“ (#51,991), „Brandbekämpfung“ (#51,995). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blödheit“ bei #51,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blödheit is uncommon German at frequency #51,993 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbløːthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Blödheit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Blödheit, spelled B-L-Ö-D-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, blöd zu sein
  2. 2
    eine schlechte, blöde Handlung oder Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unsere Lage ist nur der Blödheit einiger weniger Leute zu verdanken.
  2. „Die Blödheit war für uns Jungs aber nicht das Schlimmste – zumindest für mich war sie später sogar Berufsvoraussetzung.“

Synonyms

Dummheit

This word in other languages

stupidity(English)

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 "Blödheit"?
"Blödheit" is spelled B-L-Ö-D-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbløːthaɪ̯t].
What does "Blödheit" mean?
As a noun, "Blödheit" means: die Eigenschaft, blöd zu sein
How do you pronounce "Blödheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blödheit" is [ˈbløːthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blödheit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Blödheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blutiges#51,990Bumerang#52,001defekter#52,018diffusen#52,021

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list