Blut

[bluːt]

/[bluːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blut” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,586
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Stoffwechsel dienende, im Körper zirkulierende rote Flüssigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-blut · Blut · German

Blut · rank #1,586 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,586
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bessere

Nearest frequency peer: bessere (-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 „Blut“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Blut“ 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).

Blut vs bu
25% similar
Blut vs Bus
50% similar
Blut vs Bot
50% similar

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

Key facts for Blut
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bluːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,586
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Blut“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Blutliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bessere“ (#1,585), „Bürgermeister“ (#1,587), „Bekannten“ (#1,584). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blut“ bei #1,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Blut (IPA [bluːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,586 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blut, with forms such as "bblut", "bllut", and "bltu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bu", "Bus", "Bot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Blut, spelled B-L-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem Stoffwechsel dienende, im Körper zirkulierende rote Flüssigkeit
  2. 2
    menschliches Lebewesen (heute fast nur noch in der Redewendung junges Blut)
  3. 3
    Abstammung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf dem Papier ist ein Tropfen Blut.
  2. Der Arzt hat mir gestern ein Röhrchen Blut abgenommen.

Synonyms

LebenssaftAbstammung

Antonyms

FleischKnochen

This word in other languages

blood(English)sangre(Español)sang(Français)sangue(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblut
  • bllut
  • bltu
  • blutt
  • bult
  • lbut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bblut1bllut1bltu2blutt1bult2lbut2
Edit distance from "Blut"

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 "Blut"?
"Blut" is spelled B-L-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bluːt].
What does "Blut" mean?
As a noun, "Blut" means: dem Stoffwechsel dienende, im Körper zirkulierende rote Flüssigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Blut"?
"Blut" is commonly confused with "bu", "Bus", "Bot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blut" is [bluːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blut" come from?
"Blut" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Büro#1,588Wege#1,576Tour#1,574Test#1,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

legt6 variantsDorf6 variantsfind6 variantsPark6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list