Which to use
“blushes” and “bushel” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,456
- “blushes” frequency rank
- #37,357
- “bushel” frequency rank
- 73813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blushes | bushel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of blush | A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel). |
Where the eye mixes blushes and bushel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blushes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against bushel's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blushes with bushel
A purely visual mix-up. blushes (/ˈblʌʃɪz/) and bushel (/ˈbʊʃəl/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blushes is recorded at frequency rank #36,456, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈblʌʃɪz/. bushel is at rank #37,357, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbʊʃəl/.
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 73813, this pair ranks #38,340 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blushes vs bushel
Shared letters: behlsu. Private to "blushes": -. Private to "bushel": -.
"blushes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "bushel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blushes" and "bushel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blushes" or "bushel"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "blushes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bushel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,340 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blushes" and "bushel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blushes vs bluster". 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 #38,340 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.