blacks

/blæks/

//blæks// noun

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"blacks" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blacks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,577
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of black

Corpus desk

Index EN-blacks · blacks · English

blacks · rank #5,577 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,577
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH believing

Nearest frequency peer: believing (-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 “blacks”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blacks” 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).

blacks vs block
67% similar
blacks vs Bucks
50% similar
blacks vs blake
67% similar

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

Key facts for blacks
PropertyValue
Headwordblacks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/blæks/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,577
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blacks”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).blackslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “believing” (#5,576), “bombs” (#5,578), “Belgium” (#5,575). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blacks” is #5,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around blacks (IPA /blæks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,577 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for blacks, with forms such as "balcks", "bblacks", and "blaccks". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "block", "Bucks", "blake", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is blacks, spelled B-L-A-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of black
  2. 2
    A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press.
  3. 3
    Black garments, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blacks appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like show death terrible.
  2. that was the full time they vsed to were blackes for the death of their fathers

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balcks
  • bblacks
  • blaccks
  • blackks
  • blackss
  • blacsk
  • blakcs
  • blcaks
  • bllacks
  • lbacks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

balcks2bblacks1blaccks1blackks1blackss1blacsk2blakcs2blcaks2
Edit distance from "blacks"

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 "blacks"?
"blacks" is spelled B-L-A-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is /blæks/.
What does "blacks" mean?
As a noun, "blacks" means: plural of black
What words are commonly confused with "blacks"?
"blacks" is commonly confused with "block", "Bucks", "blake". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blacks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blacks" is /blæks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blacks" come from?
"blacks" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cattle#5,582farmer#5,596finest#5,597grants#5,598

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Belgium10 variantslesbian10 variantsreaches10 variantsquietly10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list