bleb
/blɛb/noun, verb
bleb is spelled B-L-E-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bleb means “A bubble, such as in paint or glass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bleb is blebs.
How many letters and syllables are in bleb?
| Letters | 4: B-L-E-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 bleb?
Bleb appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 bleb?
- /blɛb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bleb.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bleb
- blebs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- blebbing participle, present
- blebbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bleb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bubble, such as in paint or glass.
- 2
A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.
- 3
An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis.
- 4
A bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another.
verb
- 1
To form, or cause the formation of, blebs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bleb come from?
Possibly onomatopoeic, similarly to blob and blubber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).