bladed

/ˈbleɪdɪd/

//ˈbleɪdɪd// adj

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

The verdict

“bladed” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,019
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a blade; having the specified number or type of blades.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bladed · bladed · English

bladed · rank #41,019 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,019
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH biometrics

Nearest frequency peer: biometrics (-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 “bladed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bladed” 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).

bladed vs bled
67% similar
bladed vs blame
67% similar
bladed vs blake
67% similar

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

Key facts for bladed
PropertyValue
Headwordbladed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbleɪdɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,019
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bladed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).bladedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “biometrics” (#41,018), “Blenheim” (#41,020), “biofuel” (#41,017). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bladed” is #41,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bladed (IPA /ˈbleɪdɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,019 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bladed, with forms such as "balded", "bbladed", and "bladded". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bled", "blame", "blake", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is bladed, spelled B-L-A-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a blade; having the specified number or type of blades.
  2. 2
    Of plants, having long, tapering, flat leaves.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a bladed weapon
  2. a four-bladed propeller

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balded
  • bbladed
  • bladded
  • bladedd
  • blaedd
  • bldaed
  • blladed
  • lbaded

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bladed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

balded2bbladed1bladded1bladedd1blaedd2bldaed2blladed1lbaded2
Edit distance from "bladed"

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 "bladed"?
"bladed" is spelled B-L-A-D-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbleɪdɪd/.
What does "bladed" mean?
As an adjective, "bladed" means: Having a blade; having the specified number or type of blades.
What words are commonly confused with "bladed"?
"bladed" is commonly confused with "bled", "blame", "blake". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bladed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bladed" is /ˈbleɪdɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bladed" come from?
"bladed" 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 "bladed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list