# blow vs blue

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blow
*verb · IPA /bləʊ/ · frequency rank #2,516*
To produce an air current.

### blue
*adjective · IPA /bluː/ · frequency rank #761*
Of a blue hue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blow-vs-blue