# blitz

> English word · Noun · IPA /blɪts/ · frequency rank #13,468

## Definitions
1. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
2. A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
3. A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
4. Ellipsis of blitz chess.
5. The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
6. An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.

## Etymology
Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

## Easily confused with
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-brit)
- **blot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-blot)
- **Brits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-brits)
- **Britt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-britt)
- **Blyth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-blyth)
- **blitzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-blitzer)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bit-vs-blitz)
- **biz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biz-vs-blitz)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bite-vs-blitz)
- **bits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bits-vs-blitz)
- **bait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bait-vs-blitz)
- **Beit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beit-vs-blitz)
- **blip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-blitz)
- **blind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blind-vs-blitz)
- **bliss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bliss-vs-blitz)
- **blink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blink-vs-blitz)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blitz)
- **blimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blimp-vs-blitz)
- **Bligh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bligh-vs-blitz)
- **baits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baits-vs-blitz)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bblitz`, `biltz`, `blittz`, `blitzz`, `blizt`, `bllitz`, `bltiz`, `lbitz`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blitz