blankie
blan·kie/ˈblæŋki/noun
blankie is spelled B-L-A-N-K-I-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (blan·kie). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blankie means “A blanket, especially one used as a security blanket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blankie is blankies.
How many letters and syllables are in blankie?
| Letters | 7: B-L-A-N-K-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: blan·kie |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blankie?
Blankie appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce blankie?
- /ˈblæŋki/
- /ˈbleɪ̯ŋki/
- /ˈblɛ̃ŋki/
Blankie has 2 syllables, split blan·kie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-blankie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blankie
- blankies plural
- blanky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blankie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA blanket, especially one used as a security blanket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blankie come from?
Shortened from blanket + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).