blam
[ˈblæm]noun, interjection, verb
blam is spelled B-L-A-M: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blam means “A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blam is blams.
How many letters and syllables are in blam?
| Letters | 4: B-L-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blam?
Blam appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce blam?
- UK [ˈblæm]
- UK [ˈblam]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blam?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as blam.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lamb, balm.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blam
- blams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- blamming participle, present
- blammed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
He kicked in the door with a blam.
- 2
informalSpam posted to a blog.
interjection
- 1
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*
verb
- 1
To fire a gun.
- 2
To shoot; to kill by gunshot.
- 3
To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact.
- 4
To unpublish or remove (a user-submitted movie/game) for having a rating below two stars.
My game got blammed.
- 5
To rate a (user-submitted movie/game) below two stars.
That was a test animation, so I blammed it.
noun
- 1
Initialism of big-lipped alligator moment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blam come from?
By onomatopoeia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).