# blatant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbleɪtənt/ · frequency rank #15,968

## Definitions
1. Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
2. Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

## Etymology
Coined by Edmund Spenser in 1596 in "blatant beast". Probably a variation of *blatand (Scots blaitand (“bleating”)), present participle of blate, a variation of bleat, equivalent to blate + -ant. See bleat. In addition, it is suggested by Latin blatiō (“speak like a fool, prate”), which is rare, and so the similitude may be just coincidental.
Compare typologically Bulgarian вопиющ (vopijušt), Russian вопию́щий (vopijúščij) (akin to вопи́ть (vopítʹ)).

## Easily confused with
- **blatantly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blatant-vs-blatantly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`baltant`, `bblatant`, `blaatnt`, `blatannt`, `blatantt`, `blatatn`, `blatnat`, `blattant`, `bllatant`, `bltaant`, `lbatant`

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