Which to use
“blank” is an adjective and “blend” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,662
- “blank” frequency rank
- #7,653
- “blend” frequency rank
- 13315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | blend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | White or pale; without colour. | A mixture of two or more things. |
Where the eye mixes blank and blend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blank with blend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blank is /ˈblæŋk/ while blend is /blɛnd/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blank is recorded at frequency rank #5,662, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈblæŋk/. blend is at rank #7,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced /blɛnd/.
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 13315, this pair ranks #476,530 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs blend
Shared letters: bln. Private to "blank": ak. Private to "blend": de.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blend" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blank" for "blend" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "blank" or "blend" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #476,530 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" and "blend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bendy vs blend". 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 #476,530 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.