Which to use
“blinds” and “blinks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,534
- “blinds” frequency rank
- #38,310
- “blinks” frequency rank
- 57844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinds | blinks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of blind | a herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae). |
Where the eye mixes blinds and blinks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blinds and blinks
A purely visual mix-up. blinds (/blaɪndz/) and blinks (/blɪŋks/) 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 - d in “blinds” becomes k in “blinks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blinds is recorded at frequency rank #19,534, classified as anoun, pronounced /blaɪndz/. blinks is at rank #38,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced /blɪŋks/.
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 57844, this pair ranks #116,549 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blinds vs blinks
Shared letters: bilns. Private to "blinds": d. Private to "blinks": k.
"blinds" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "blinks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blinds" and "blinks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blinds" or "blinks"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blinds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,549 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinds" and "blinks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinks vs bunks". 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 #116,549 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.