# blaze

> English word · Noun · IPA /bleɪz/ · frequency rank #11,346

## Definitions
1. A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
3. A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
4. A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
5. A hand consisting of five face cards.

## Etymology
From Middle English blase, from Old English blæse, blase (“firebrand, torch, lamp, flame”), from Proto-West Germanic *blasā, from Proto-Germanic *blasǭ (“torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine, be white”).
Cognate with Low German blas (“burning candle, torch, fire”), Middle High German blas (“candle, torch, flame”).

## Easily confused with
- **BLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-ble)
- **blue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-blue)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-brave)
- **brake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-brake)
- **brace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-brace)
- **booze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-booze)
- **bloke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-bloke)
- **blige** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-blige)
- **blazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-blazer)
- **brazen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-brazen)
- **blazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-blazed)
- **blazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaze-vs-blazes)
- **BAE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bae-vs-blaze)
- **bla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bla-vs-blaze)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baz-vs-blaze)
- **base** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/base-vs-blaze)
- **bare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bare-vs-blaze)
- **babe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babe-vs-blaze)
- **bake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bake-vs-blaze)
- **blah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blah-vs-blaze)

## Common misspellings (7)
`balze`, `bblaze`, `blaez`, `blazze`, `bllaze`, `blzae`, `lbaze`

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