# blackface

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblækˌfeɪs/ · frequency rank #33,537

## Definitions
1. The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
2. A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
3. Synonym of boldface.

## Etymology
From black + face.

## Easily confused with
- **blackjack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blackface-vs-blackjack)

## Common misspellings (14)
`balckface`, `bblackface`, `blacckface`, `blacfkace`, `blackafce`, `blackfacce`, `blackfaec`, `blackfcae`, `blackfface`, `blackkface`, `blakcface`, `blcakface`, `bllackface`, `lbackface`

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