blazer
/ˈbleɪzə/
"blazer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blazer” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,299 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,299
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A semi-formal jacket.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blazer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbleɪzə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #20,299 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blazer” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for blazer is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbleɪzə/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,299 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for blazer, with forms such as "balzer", "bblazer", and "blaezr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "buzzer", "blower", "brazen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From blaze + -er. Originates from the 'blazing' scarlet jackets worn by members of Lady Margaret Boat Club, the rowing club associated with St. John's College, Cambridge. Compare Old English blæsere, blasere (“burner, incendiary”, literally “blazer”). The correct English form is blazer, spelled B-L-A-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1A semi-formal jacket.
- 2A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route).
- 3Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.
- 4The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brazier.
- 5One who smokes cannabis; a stoner.
- 6One who spreads news, or blazes matters abroad.
- 7An older member of a sporting club, often with old-fashioned or conservative views.
- 8A con or swindle.
Etymology
From blaze + -er. Originates from the 'blazing' scarlet jackets worn by members of Lady Margaret Boat Club, the rowing club associated with St. John's College, Cambridge. Compare Old English blæsere, blasere (“burner, incendiary”, literally “blazer”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: balzer,bblazer,blaezr,blazerr,blazre,blazzer,bllazer,blzaer,lbazer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blazer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “blazer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-A-Z-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbleɪzə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “buzzer” - see the side-by-side comparison. blazer vs buzzer
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.