Which to use
“blindly” is an adverb and “blinds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,031
- “blindly” frequency rank
- #19,534
- “blinds” frequency rank
- 38565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blindly | blinds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In a blind manner; without sight. | plural of blind |
Where the eye mixes blindly and blinds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blindly runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against blinds's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blindly with blinds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blindly is /ˈblaɪndli/ while blinds is /blaɪndz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blindly is recorded at frequency rank #19,031, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈblaɪndli/. 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 38565, this pair ranks #284,780 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blindly vs blinds
Shared letters: bdiln. Private to "blindly": y. Private to "blinds": s.
"blindly" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "blinds" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blindly" and "blinds" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blindly" vs "blinds" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "blindly" 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 #284,780 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blindly" and "blinds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blankly vs blindly". 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 #284,780 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.