# Blackstone

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈblækstən/ · frequency rank #25,300

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A gritstone escarpment in the Pennine hills on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.

## Etymology
From Old English blac (“black”) + stān (“stone”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`balckstone`, `bblackstone`, `blacckstone`, `blackkstone`, `blacksotne`, `blacksstone`, `blackstnoe`, `blackstoen`, `blackstonne`, `blacksttone`, `blacktsone`, `blacsktone`, `blakcstone`, `blcakstone`, `bllackstone`, `lbackstone`

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