blart

verb

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"blart" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blart” is uncommon English (frequency #82,108 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,108
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.

Key facts for blart
PropertyValue
Headwordblart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blart” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). blart lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blart is uncommon English at frequency #82,108 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for blart in our index, 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 no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a variant of Old English *blǣran (compare Middle English bleren, blaren, bloren (“to cry, bellow, wail”) > English blare, blore). Compare also Middle English blurden, Englis… The correct English form is blart, spelled B-L-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
  2. 2
    To bleat, bellow, low.

Etymology

Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a variant of Old English *blǣran (compare Middle English bleren, blaren, bloren (“to cry, bellow, wail”) > English blare, blore). Compare also Middle English blurden, English blurt.

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 "blart"?
"blart" is spelled B-L-A-R-T.
What does "blart" mean?
As a verb, "blart" means: To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
What is the origin of the word "blart"?
Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a variant of Old English *blǣran (compare Middle English bleren, blaren, bloren (“to cry, bellow, wail”) > English blare, blore). Compare also Middle English blurd... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “blart”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-L-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list