blackest

/blækəst/

//blækəst// adj

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"blackest" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blackest” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,030
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - superlative form of black: most black

Corpus desk

Index EN-blackest · blackest · English

blackest · rank #42,030 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,030
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blakely

Nearest frequency peer: Blakely (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “blackest”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “blackest” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blackest vs blacks
75% similar
blackest vs blanket
75% similar
blackest vs bracket
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blackest
PropertyValue
Headwordblackest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/blækəst/
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,030
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blackest”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).blackestlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Blakely” (#42,031), “Biel” (#42,028), “bloodless” (#42,032). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blackest” is #42,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around blackest (IPA /blækəst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,030 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of black: most black".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for blackest, with forms such as "balckest", "bblackest", and "blacckest". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "blacks", "blanket", "bracket", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is blackest, spelled B-L-A-C-K-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    superlative form of black: most black

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balckest
  • bblackest
  • blacckest
  • blacekst
  • blackesst
  • blackestt
  • blackets
  • blackkest
  • blackset
  • blakcest
  • blcakest
  • bllackest
  • lbackest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blackest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

balckest2bblackest1blacckest1blacekst2blackesst1blackestt1blackets2blackkest1
Edit distance from "blackest"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blackest"?
"blackest" is spelled B-L-A-C-K-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /blækəst/.
What does "blackest" mean?
As an adjective, "blackest" means: superlative form of black: most black
What words are commonly confused with "blackest"?
"blackest" is commonly confused with "blacks", "blanket", "bracket". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blackest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blackest" is /blækəst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blackest" come from?
"blackest" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blackest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brackish#42,036buckling#42,039bailiffs#42,014Calabria#42,046

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Beveridge13 variantsbatmobile13 variantsAlessandra13 variantsAgamemnon13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list