blameworthy
/ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/
"blameworthy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blameworthy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blameworthy · blameworthy · English
blameworthy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blameworthy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blameworthy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blameworthy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for blameworthy, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy. The correct English form is blameworthy, spelled B-L-A-M-E-W-O-R-T-H-Y.
Definition
- 1Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blameworthy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.
And there are ſome diſpoſitions blame-vvorthy in men, vvhich are yet, in a right ſenſe, holily aſcribed unto God; as unchangeableneſs, and irrepentance: […]
Etymology
From Middle English blame worthy, blame-worthy, equivalent to blame + -worthy.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.