# blackish vs blacklist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blackish
*adjective · IPA /ˈblækɪʃ/ · frequency rank #34,800*
somewhat black

### blacklist
*noun · IPA /ˈblæklɪst/ · frequency rank #24,393*
A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

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