Which to use
“behind” is a preposition and “blind” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #509
- “behind” frequency rank
- #2,879
- “blind” frequency rank
- 3388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behind | blind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | At or to the back or far side of. | Unable to see, or only partially able to see. |
Where the eye mixes behind and blind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: behind vs blind
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behind is /bɪˈhaɪnd/ while blind is /blaɪnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behind is recorded at frequency rank #509, classified as aprep, pronounced /bɪˈhaɪnd/. blind is at rank #2,879, tagged as anadj, pronounced /blaɪnd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3388, this pair ranks #522,263 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behind vs blind
Shared letters: bdin. Private to "behind": eh. Private to "blind": l.
"behind" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "blind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behind" and "blind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "behind" vs "blind" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "behind" and "blind" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "behind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #522,263 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behind" and "blind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blind vs byline". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #522,263 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.