Blitz

\blɪʦ\

/\blɪʦ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Blitz” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,998
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éclair, étincelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blitz · Blitz · French

Blitz · rank #33,998 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,998
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH blanca

Nearest frequency peer: blanca (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Blitz »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Blitz » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Blitz vs boit
40% similar
Blitz vs brit
40% similar
Blitz vs blot
40% similar

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

Key facts for Blitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlitz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blɪʦ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,998
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Blitz »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Blitzse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « blanca » (#33,997), « boi » (#33,999), « BK » (#33,996). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Blitz » est au #33,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Blitz (IPA \blɪʦ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,998 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blitz, with forms such as "bblitz", "biltz", and "blittz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "boit", "brit", "blot", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Blitz, spelled B-L-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Éclair, étincelle.
  2. 2
    Blitz, au jeu d’échecs, partie très rapide.
  3. 3
    Flash, lumière intense durant un très court laps de temps.
  4. 4
    Flash, dispositif produisant un flash (sens 2).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An Blitz und Donner erkennt man ein Gewitter.
  2. Es war ein Wetter, als ob die Welt untergehen wollte: der Wind heulte, der Regen peitschte an die Fenster, Blitze zuckten, der Donner krachte und die Katze mauzte ängstlich unter dem Sofa.

Synonyms

BlitzlichtBlitzlampe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblitz
  • biltz
  • blittz
  • blitzz
  • blizt
  • bllitz
  • bltiz
  • lbitz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blitz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblitz1biltz2blittz1blitzz1blizt2bllitz1bltiz2lbitz2
Edit distance from "Blitz"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blitz"?
"Blitz" is spelled B-L-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \blɪʦ\.
What does "Blitz" mean?
As a noun, "Blitz" means: Éclair, étincelle.
What words are commonly confused with "Blitz"?
"Blitz" is commonly confused with "boit", "brit", "blot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blitz" is \blɪʦ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blitz" come from?
"Blitz" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bring#34,002bénit#34,006Artur#33,983choco#34,024

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

atténue8 variantsatteler8 variantsAstana8 variantschong8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list