Geistesblitz

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌblɪt͡s]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#74,606

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Geistesblitz is aGermannoun. It means: plötzliche, erhellende Eingebung; ein plötzlicher kluger Einfall Pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌblɪt͡s].

Key facts for Geistesblitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeistesblitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌblɪt͡s]
Letters12
Frequency rank#74,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Geistesblitz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geistesblitz is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌblɪt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,606 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plötzliche, erhellende Eingebung; ein plötzlicher kluger Einfall".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Geistesblitz in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Geistesblitz, spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-S-B-L-I-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzliche, erhellende Eingebung; ein plötzlicher kluger Einfall

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This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #74,606 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geistesblitz"?
"Geistesblitz" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-S-B-L-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌblɪt͡s].
What does "Geistesblitz" mean?
As a noun, "Geistesblitz" means: plötzliche, erhellende Eingebung; ein plötzlicher kluger Einfall
How do you pronounce "Geistesblitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geistesblitz" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌblɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geistesblitz" come from?
"Geistesblitz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.