Which to use
“blindfold” is a noun and “blindfolded” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,894
- “blindfold” frequency rank
- #26,699
- “blindfolded” frequency rank
- 63593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blindfold | blindfolded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. | Wearing a blindfold |
Letter map: blindfold vs blindfolded
Shared letters muted; letters that set blindfold and blindfolded apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. blindfold runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCC) against blindfolded's 11 (CCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: blindfold vs blindfolded
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blindfold is anoun and blindfoldedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “blindfold” sits inside “blindfolded”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blindfold is recorded at frequency rank #36,894, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/. blindfolded is at rank #26,699, tagged as anadj.
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 63593, this pair ranks #82,112 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blindfold vs blindfolded
Shared letters: bdfilno. Private to "blindfold": -. Private to "blindfolded": e.
"blindfold" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC · "blindfolded" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blindfold ← bblindfold · bilndfold · blidnfold · blinddfold · blindffold · blindflod · blindfodl · blindfoldd
- blindfolded ← bblindfolded · bilndfolded · blidnfolded · blinddfolded · blindffolded · blindfloded · blindfodled · blindfoldde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blindfold" and "blindfolded" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blindfold" or "blindfolded"?
What to do next
You've compared "blindfold" and "blindfolded". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "blindfold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blindfolded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,112 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #82,112 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.