blind-spot
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Detailed reference entry for the English word "blind-spot", 10-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "blind-spot" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "blind-spot" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
The verdict
“blind spot” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun — the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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Dominant Wiktionary sense: The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.
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Browse all word comparisons →| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blind spot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blind spot” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for blind spot is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for blind spot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From blind + spot. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is blind spot, spelled B-L-I-N-D- -S-P-O-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.
- 2Any portion of the visual field in which the vision is impaired (by ocular disease).
- 3In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror.
- 4The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
- 5In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
- 6An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
- 7A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation.
- 8A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
- 9A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake.
- 10The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.
Etymology
From blind + spot.
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- The one correct English spelling is B-L-I-N-D- -S-P-O-T — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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