Which to use
“blamed” is an adjective and “blimey” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,244
- “blamed” frequency rank
- #48,626
- “blimey” frequency rank
- 56870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blamed | blimey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | euphemism of damned (intensifier) | Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. |
Where the eye mixes blamed and blimey
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. blamed (CCVCVC) and blimey (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: blamed vs blimey
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blamed is /bleɪmd/ while blimey is /ˈblaɪmi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blamed is recorded at frequency rank #8,244, classified as anadj, pronounced /bleɪmd/. blimey is at rank #48,626, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈblaɪmi/.
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 56870, this pair ranks #123,169 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blamed vs blimey
Shared letters: belm. Private to "blamed": ad. Private to "blimey": iy.
"blamed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blimey" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blamed" and "blimey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blamed" or "blimey"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blamed" and "blimey" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blamed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blimey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,169 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blamed" and "blimey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blige vs blimey". 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 #123,169 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.