Blutrache
[ˈbluːtˌʁaxə]
The verdict
“Blutrache” is uncommon German (frequency #77,765 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,765
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Racheakt an dem Täter für die Ermordung eines Verwandten, indem man den Täter ermordet
Corpus desk
Index DE-blutrache · Blutrache · German
Blutrache · rank #77,765 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,765
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Bluttransfusi…
Nearest frequency peer: Bluttransfusion (+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 „Blutrache“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Blackburn
Blackburn
22,239 corpus weight
- bleibendes
bleibendes
22,238 corpus weight
- Blutrache
Blutrache
22,236 corpus weight
- Bluttransfu…
Bluttransfusion
22,235 corpus weight
- Bodenfreihe…
Bodenfreiheit
22,233 corpus weight
- Bonndorf
Bonndorf
22,232 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Blutrache“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blutrache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbluːtˌʁaxə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,765 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blutrache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blutrache is uncommon German at frequency #77,765 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbluːtˌʁaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Racheakt an dem Täter für die Ermordung eines Verwandten, indem man den Täter ermordet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Blutrache, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Blutrache, spelled B-L-U-T-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Racheakt an dem Täter für die Ermordung eines Verwandten, indem man den Täter ermordet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Blutrache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Blutrache spielt auf dem Balkan immer noch eine Rolle.
„Man wusste über ihn nur, dass er vor vierzig Jahren aus Südägypten vor der Blutrache geflohen war und alle paar Jahre den Ort wechselte.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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