blam
[ˈblæm]
"blam" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blam” is an uncommon English word, ranked #61,317 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,317
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblæm] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #61,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blam” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for blam is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈblæm]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,317 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.".
No misspelling variants are generated for blam in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: By onomatopoeia. The correct English form is blam, spelled B-L-A-M.
Definition
- 1A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
Etymology
By onomatopoeia.
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.
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Using “blam”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈblæm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.