Which to use
“blames” is a verb and “blazed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,863
- “blames” frequency rank
- #33,954
- “blazed” frequency rank
- 47817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blames | blazed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of blame | Under the influence of marijuana, usually at a relatively high dose. |
Where the eye mixes blames and blazed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blames vs blazed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blames is /bleɪmz/ while blazed is /bleɪzd/. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blames is recorded at frequency rank #13,863, classified as averb, pronounced /bleɪmz/. blazed is at rank #33,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced /bleɪzd/.
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 47817, this pair ranks #198,943 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blames vs blazed
Shared letters: abel. Private to "blames": ms. Private to "blazed": dz.
"blames" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blazed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blames" and "blazed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "blames" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blazed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,943 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blames" and "blazed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blanked vs blazed". 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 #198,943 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.