blunt

[blʌnt]

/[blʌnt]/ adj

The verdict

“blunt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,252
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stumpf

Corpus desk

Index DE-blunt · blunt · German

blunt · rank #39,252 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,252
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blickten

Nearest frequency peer: blickten (-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 „blunt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blunt vs but
60% similar
blunt vs Blut
60% similar
blunt vs Bund
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blunt
PropertyValue
Headwordblunt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[blʌnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,252
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blunt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „blickten“ (#39,251), „bohn“ (#39,253), „Blasphemie“ (#39,250). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blunt“ bei #39,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around blunt (IPA [blʌnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,252 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blunt, with forms such as "bblunt", "bllunt", and "blnut". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "Blut", "Bund", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 blunt, spelled B-L-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    stumpf
  2. 2
    [Finger] plump
  3. 3
    geradeheraus, unverblümt, direkt
  4. 4
    ungehobelt, schroff

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblunt
  • bllunt
  • blnut
  • blunnt
  • bluntt
  • blutn
  • bulnt
  • lbunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bblunt1bllunt1blnut2blunnt1bluntt1blutn2bulnt2lbunt2
Edit distance from "blunt"

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 "blunt"?
"blunt" is spelled B-L-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [blʌnt].
What does "blunt" mean?
As an adjective, "blunt" means: stumpf
What words are commonly confused with "blunt"?
"blunt" is commonly confused with "but", "Blut", "Bund". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blunt" is [blʌnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blunt" come from?
"blunt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list