# beast vs blast

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beast
*noun · IPA /biːst/ · frequency rank #4,350*
An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.

### blast
*noun · IPA /blɑːst/ · frequency rank #4,140*
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

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