blaming

/ˈbleɪmɪŋ/

//ˈbleɪmɪŋ// noun

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"blaming" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blaming” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,516
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.

Corpus desk

Index EN-blaming · blaming · English

blaming · rank #8,516 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,516
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blah

Nearest frequency peer: blah (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “blaming”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “blaming” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blaming vs bling
71% similar
blaming vs blowing
71% similar
blaming vs blazing
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blaming
PropertyValue
Headwordblaming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbleɪmɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,516
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blaming”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).blaminglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “blah” (#8,515), “bomber” (#8,517), “Belfast” (#8,514). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blaming” is #8,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around blaming (IPA /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,516 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for blaming, with forms such as "balming", "bblaming", and "blaimng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "bling", "blowing", "blazing", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blamyng, blamynge, equivalent to blame + -ing. The correct English form is blaming, spelled B-L-A-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.

Etymology

From Middle English blamyng, blamynge, equivalent to blame + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balming
  • bblaming
  • blaimng
  • blamign
  • blamingg
  • blaminng
  • blamming
  • blamnig
  • bllaming
  • blmaing
  • lbaming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blaming - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

balming2bblaming1blaimng2blamign2blamingg1blaminng1blamming1blamnig2
Edit distance from "blaming"

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 "blaming"?
"blaming" is spelled B-L-A-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/.
What does "blaming" mean?
As a noun, "blaming" means: The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.
What words are commonly confused with "blaming"?
"blaming" is commonly confused with "bling", "blowing", "blazing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blaming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blaming" is /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/. 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 "blaming"?
From Middle English blamyng, blamynge, equivalent to blame + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blaming", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Belfast#8,514Beatles#8,513coconut#8,524accepts#8,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fourteen11 variantsresting11 variantsimports11 variantsjuvenile11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list