Blödsinn
[ˈbløːtˌzɪn]
The verdict
“Blödsinn” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,154
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quatsch; unsinnige Idee; unglaubhafte Aussage
Corpus desk
Index DE-blodsinn · Blödsinn · German
Blödsinn · rank #5,154 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,154
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH bittet
Nearest frequency peer: bittet (-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 “Blödsinn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Beute
Beute
94,850 corpus weight
- binnen
binnen
94,849 corpus weight
- bittet
bittet
94,848 corpus weight
- Blödsinn
Blödsinn
94,847 corpus weight
- Boss
Boss
94,846 corpus weight
- check
check
94,845 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Blödsinn” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blödsinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbløːtˌzɪn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Blödsinn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Blödsinn (IPA [ˈbløːtˌzɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,154 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blödsinn, with forms such as "bblödsinn", "bldösinn", and "bllödsinn". 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 headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Blödsinn, spelled B-L-Ö-D-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1Quatsch; unsinnige Idee; unglaubhafte Aussage
- 2störende Handlung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Blödsinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was du da sagst, ist der totale Blödsinn!
„Deshalb nützen wir jede Gelegenheit dazu, und unmittelbar, hart, ohne Übergang steht neben dem Grauen der Blödsinn.''
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bblödsinn
- bldösinn
- bllödsinn
- blöddsinn
- blödisnn
- blödsin
- blödsnin
- blödssinn
- blösdinn
- böldsinn
- lbödsinn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blödsinn - 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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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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.