blitzkrieg

Questions about blitzkrieg

What does blitzkrieg mean?

blitzkrieg means "a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in blitzkrieg?

blitzkrieg has 2 syllables: blitz-krieg. The stress falls on "blitz". In IPA it is /ˈblɪtˌskɹiɡ/.

What is another word for blitzkrieg?

Close synonyms include blitz. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blitzkrieg a common word?

blitzkrieg is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.