Which to use
“blanked” and “blinded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,794
- “blanked” frequency rank
- #15,576
- “blinded” frequency rank
- 65370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blanked | blinded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of blank | simple past and past participle of blind |
Where the eye mixes blanked and blinded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blanked vs blinded
A purely visual mix-up. blanked (/blæŋkt/) and blinded (/ˈblaɪn.dɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blanked is recorded at frequency rank #49,794, classified as averb, pronounced /blæŋkt/. blinded is at rank #15,576, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈblaɪn.dɪd/.
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 65370, this pair ranks #73,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blanked vs blinded
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "blanked": ak. Private to "blinded": i.
"blanked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blinded" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blanked" for "blinded" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blanked" vs "blinded" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blanked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blanked" and "blinded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blanked vs blankly". 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 #73,090 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.