Which to use
“blazed” is an adjective and “blazes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,954
- “blazed” frequency rank
- #37,827
- “blazes” frequency rank
- 71781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blazed | blazes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Under the influence of marijuana, usually at a relatively high dose. | plural of blaze |
Where the eye mixes blazed and blazes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blazed vs blazes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blazed is /bleɪzd/ while blazes is /ˈbleɪzɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “blazed” becomes s in “blazes”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blazed is recorded at frequency rank #33,954, classified as anadj, pronounced /bleɪzd/. blazes is at rank #37,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbleɪzɪz/.
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 71781, this pair ranks #45,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blazed vs blazes
Shared letters: abelz. Private to "blazed": d. Private to "blazes": s.
"blazed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blazes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blazed" and "blazes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "blazed" or "blazes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blazed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blazes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blazed" and "blazes" 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 #45,423 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.