Which to use
“binds” and “blinks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,551
- “binds” frequency rank
- #38,310
- “blinks” frequency rank
- 55861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | binds | blinks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bind | a herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae). |
Where the eye mixes binds and blinks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses binds with blinks
A purely visual mix-up. binds (/baɪndz/) and blinks (/blɪŋks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
binds is recorded at frequency rank #17,551, classified as anoun, pronounced /baɪndz/. blinks is at rank #38,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced /blɪŋks/.
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 55861, this pair ranks #130,414 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of binds vs blinks
Shared letters: bins. Private to "binds": d. Private to "blinks": kl.
"binds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "blinks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "binds" for "blinks" ever safe?
Which is more common, "binds" or "blinks"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "binds" and "blinks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "binds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,414 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "binds" and "blinks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinks vs bunks". 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 #130,414 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.