# blanc

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,649

## Definitions
1. A white person; a person of European or Caucasian descent.
2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.
3. A white cosmetic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French blanc (“white”). Doublet of blank.

## Easily confused with
- **bloc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-bloc)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-bran)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-brand)
- **blind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blind)
- **blast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blast)
- **blank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blank)
- **blend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blend)
- **blunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blunt)
- **blink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blink)
- **blaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blaze)
- **blond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blond)
- **bland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-bland)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-bling)
- **brant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-brant)
- **branch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-branch)
- **blanco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blanco)
- **Boland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-boland)
- **Blanche** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blanc-vs-blanche)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ban-vs-blanc)
- **bac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bac-vs-blanc)

## Common misspellings (8)
`balnc`, `bblanc`, `blacn`, `blancc`, `blannc`, `bllanc`, `blnac`, `lbanc`

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