Blutwurst

[ˈbluːtˌvʊʁst]

/[ˈbluːtˌvʊʁst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blutwurst” is uncommon German (frequency #56,828 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,828
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wurst, genauer eine Brühwurst aus gewürztem Blut (meist vom Schwein) und je nach Region und Tradition mit weiteren Zutaten, etwa Schwarte, Fett, Speck, Grütze, Grieben, Zunge, Sahne/Rahm usw.

Corpus desk

Index DE-blutwurst · Blutwurst · German

Blutwurst · rank #56,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,828
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blutverlust

Nearest frequency peer: Blutverlust (-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 „Blutwurst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blutwurst
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlutwurst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbluːtˌvʊʁst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Blutwurst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Blutwurstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Blutverlust“ (#56,827), „blättert“ (#56,829), „bom“ (#56,830). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blutwurst“ bei #56,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blutwurst is uncommon German at frequency #56,828 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbluːtˌvʊʁst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wurst, genauer eine Brühwurst aus gewürztem Blut (meist vom Schwein) und je nach Region und Tradition mit weiteren Zutaten, etwa Schwarte, Fett, Speck, Grütze, Grieben, Zunge, Sahne/Rahm usw.".

Blutwurst has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blutwurst, spelled B-L-U-T-W-U-R-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wurst, genauer eine Brühwurst aus gewürztem Blut (meist vom Schwein) und je nach Region und Tradition mit weiteren Zutaten, etwa Schwarte, Fett, Speck, Grütze, Grieben, Zunge, Sahne/Rahm usw.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Blutwurst schmeckt lecker.
  2. Bei der Herstellung der Blutwurst muss das Blut ständig gerührt werden, damit es nicht gerinnt.

Synonyms

RotwurstBlunzen

This word in other languages

morcilla(Español)boudin noir(Français)morcela(Português)

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 "Blutwurst"?
"Blutwurst" is spelled B-L-U-T-W-U-R-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbluːtˌvʊʁst].
What does "Blutwurst" mean?
As a noun, "Blutwurst" means: Wurst, genauer eine Brühwurst aus gewürztem Blut (meist vom Schwein) und je nach Region und Tradition mit weiteren Zutaten, etwa Schwarte, Fett, Speck, Grütze, Grieben, Zunge, Sahne/Rahm usw.
How do you pronounce "Blutwurst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blutwurst" is [ˈbluːtˌvʊʁst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blutwurst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Britannia#56,835bestücken#56,817Bergwacht#56,812Bergkamen#56,811

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list