blessings
/ˈblɛs.ɪŋz/
"blessings" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blessings” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,332
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of blessing
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 | blessings |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈblɛs.ɪŋz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blessings” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around blessings (IPA /ˈblɛs.ɪŋz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,332 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of blessing".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for blessings, with forms such as "bblessings", "belssings", and "blesings". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "blessing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is blessings, spelled B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1plural of blessing
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bblessings
- belssings
- blesings
- blesisngs
- blessigns
- blessinggs
- blessingss
- blessinngs
- blessinsg
- blessnigs
- bllessings
- blsesings
- lbessings
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blessings - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “blessings”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈblɛs.ɪŋz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “blessing” - see the side-by-side comparison. blessings vs blessing
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.