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blitzen

/blˈɪtsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
blitzen
IPA
/blˈɪtsən/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.

Etymology

First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch bliksem (“lightning”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Blitz.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Blixen (alternative) Blixem (alternative)

Phrases

donder and blitzen

Frequently Paired Words

Comet Cupid Dancer Dasher Donner Prancer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Vixen

Rhymes With

kitson whitson ritson hitson

Questions

How do you pronounce blitzen?
The recorded pronunciation is /blˈɪtsən/.
What does blitzen mean?
The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.
Where does blitzen come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce blitzen

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