Which to use
“blasted” and “blushed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,110
- “blasted” frequency rank
- #44,652
- “blushed” frequency rank
- 59762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blasted | blushed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of blast | simple past and past participle of blush |
Where the eye mixes blasted and blushed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blasted vs blushed
A purely visual mix-up. blasted (/ˈblɑː.stɪd/) and blushed (/blʌʃt/) 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 59762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blasted is recorded at frequency rank #15,110, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈblɑː.stɪd/. blushed is at rank #44,652, tagged as averb, pronounced /blʌʃt/.
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 59762, this pair ranks #104,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blasted vs blushed
Shared letters: bdels. Private to "blasted": at. Private to "blushed": hu.
"blasted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blushed" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blasted" and "blushed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blasted" vs "blushed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blasted" and "blushed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blasted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blushed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blasted" and "blushed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blushed vs bluster". 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 #104,252 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.