# blames

> English word · Verb · IPA /bleɪmz/ · frequency rank #13,863

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blame

## Easily confused with
- **blues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blues)
- **blaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blaze)
- **brakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-brakes)
- **braves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-braves)
- **braces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-braces)
- **blazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blazer)
- **blokes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blokes)
- **blazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blazed)
- **blazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blazes)
- **blimey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blames-vs-blimey)
- **blame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blame-vs-blames)
- **blade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blade-vs-blames)
- **bases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bases-vs-blames)
- **blake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blake-vs-blames)
- **beams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beams-vs-blames)
- **bates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-blames)
- **babes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babes-vs-blames)
- **bales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bales-vs-blames)
- **bakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bakes-vs-blames)
- **blacks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacks-vs-blames)

## Common misspellings (9)
`balmes`, `bblames`, `blaems`, `blamess`, `blammes`, `blamse`, `bllames`, `blmaes`, `lbames`

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