# bland

> English word · Adjective · IPA /blænd/ · frequency rank #14,897

## Definitions
1. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
2. Lacking in taste or flavor.
3. Lacking in vigor.
4. Lacking interest; boring; dull.
5. Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant, flattering”).

## Easily confused with
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bond)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-brad)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bran)
- **bled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bled)
- **bund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bund)
- **board** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-board)
- **blood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blood)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-brand)
- **blind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blind)
- **bound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bound)
- **blast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blast)
- **blank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blank)
- **blend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blend)
- **blunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blunt)
- **blink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blink)
- **bleed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bleed)
- **blaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blaze)
- **blond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-blond)
- **braid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-braid)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bland-vs-bling)

## Common misspellings (8)
`balnd`, `bbland`, `bladn`, `blandd`, `blannd`, `blland`, `blnad`, `lband`

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