Which to use
“blends” and “blinds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,500
- “blends” frequency rank
- #19,534
- “blinds” frequency rank
- 38034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blends | blinds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of blend | plural of blind |
Where the eye mixes blends and blinds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blends and blinds
A purely visual mix-up. blends (/blɛndz/) and blinds (/blaɪndz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “blends” becomes i in “blinds”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blends is recorded at frequency rank #18,500, classified as anoun, pronounced /blɛndz/. blinds is at rank #19,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced /blaɪndz/.
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 38034, this pair ranks #289,397 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blends vs blinds
Shared letters: bdlns. Private to "blends": e. Private to "blinds": i.
"blends" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "blinds" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blends" and "blinds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "blends" vs "blinds" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,397 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blends" and "blinds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bendy vs blends". 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 #289,397 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.