Blackfoot
/ˈblæk.fʊt/
"blackfoot" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Blackfoot” is uncommon English (frequency #55,960 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,960
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a North American confederacy of several tribes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blackfoot · Blackfoot · English
Blackfoot · rank #55,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,960
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bitched
Nearest frequency peer: bitched (-3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “Blackfoot”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- birthmark
birthmark
44,047 corpus weight
- bisque
bisque
44,045 corpus weight
- bitched
bitched
44,044 corpus weight
- Blackfoot
Blackfoot
44,041 corpus weight
- Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
44,038 corpus weight
- Bolshevism
Bolshevism
44,035 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Blackfoot” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blackfoot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈblæk.fʊt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Blackfoot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Blackfoot is uncommon English at frequency #55,960 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈblæk.fʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a North American confederacy of several tribes.".
Blackfoot has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Blackfoot, spelled B-L-A-C-K-F-O-O-T.
Definition
- 1A member of a North American confederacy of several tribes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Blackfoot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bears and other ferocious beasts resented man's intrusion into their domain; so, too, did the Blackfoot Indians and other tribes, whose savage hostility was a constant menace to the lives of the toiling engineers.
Meanwhile, its original inhabitants were kept out by dint of force, their earlier uses of the land redefined as inappropriate or even illegal. To this day, for instance, the Blackfeet continue to be accused of “poaching” on the lands of Glacier National Park that originally belonged to them and that were ceded by treaty only with the proviso that they be…
This word in other languages
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 "Blackfoot"?
What does "Blackfoot" mean?
How do you pronounce "Blackfoot"?
What language does "Blackfoot" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Blackfoot", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).