blimming
/ˈblɪmɪŋ/
"blimming" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blimming” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blooming (as an intensifier).
Corpus desk
Index EN-blimming · blimming · English
blimming · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blimming |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈblɪmɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blimming” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blimming is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈblɪmɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blooming (as an intensifier).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for blimming, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Modification of blooming. The correct English form is blimming, spelled B-L-I-M-M-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Blooming (as an intensifier).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blimming appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I don't want to buy any blimming brushes, so kindly go away!
Etymology
Modification of blooming.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.