Which to use
“blind” is an adjective and “blinds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,879
- “blind” frequency rank
- #19,534
- “blinds” frequency rank
- 22413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blind | blinds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unable to see, or only partially able to see. | plural of blind |
Where the eye mixes blind and blinds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blind vs blinds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blind is /blaɪnd/ while blinds is /blaɪndz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blind” sits inside “blinds”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blind is recorded at frequency rank #2,879, classified as anadj, pronounced /blaɪnd/. 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 22413, this pair ranks #416,781 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blind vs blinds
Shared letters: bdiln. Private to "blind": -. Private to "blinds": s.
"blind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blinds" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "blind" 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 #416,781 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blind" and "blinds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinders vs blinds". 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 #416,781 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.