blag

/blæɡ/

//blæɡ// noun

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"blag" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blag” is uncommon English (frequency #87,086 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,086
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.

Key facts for blag
PropertyValue
Headwordblag
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/blæɡ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blag” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blag is uncommon English at frequency #87,086 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /blæɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blag, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: The origin of the noun is unknown. The verb is derived from the noun. The correct English form is blag, spelled B-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.

Etymology

The origin of the noun is unknown. The verb is derived from the noun.

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 "blag"?
"blag" is spelled B-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is /blæɡ/.
What does "blag" mean?
As a noun, "blag" means: An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.
How do you pronounce "blag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blag" is /blæɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "blag"?
The origin of the noun is unknown. The verb is derived from the noun. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “blag”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /blæɡ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list