Tier five of five
How to spell blitzkrieg
What it means
fight a quick and surprising war
How it sounds
/ˈblɪˌtskriɡ/
Why it catches people out
Blitzk plus rieg, not -reig.
The spellings people reach for
- blitzkreig
- blitzkrrieg
- blitezkrieg
In a sentence
The blitzkrieg overwhelmed the defenders.