blinders

/ˈblaɪndəz/

//ˈblaɪndəz// noun

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"blinders" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blinders” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,531
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of blinder

Corpus desk

Index EN-blinders · blinders · English

blinders · rank #41,531 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,531
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blackie

Nearest frequency peer: blackie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “blinders”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “blinders” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blinders vs blinds
75% similar
blinders vs blunder
75% similar
blinders vs blindness
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blinders
PropertyValue
Headwordblinders
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈblaɪndəz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,531
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blinders”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).blinderslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “blackie” (#41,530), “bloodhound” (#41,532), “binomial” (#41,529). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blinders” is #41,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around blinders (IPA /ˈblaɪndəz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,531 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of blinder".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for blinders, with forms such as "bblinders", "bilnders", and "blidners". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "blinds", "blunder", "blindness", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is blinders, spelled B-L-I-N-D-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of blinder

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblinders
  • bilnders
  • blidners
  • blindders
  • blinderrs
  • blinderss
  • blindesr
  • blindres
  • blinedrs
  • blinnders
  • bllinders
  • blniders
  • lbinders

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blinders - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bblinders1bilnders2blidners2blindders1blinderrs1blinderss1blindesr2blindres2
Edit distance from "blinders"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blinders"?
"blinders" is spelled B-L-I-N-D-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblaɪndəz/.
What does "blinders" mean?
As a noun, "blinders" means: plural of blinder
What words are commonly confused with "blinders"?
"blinders" is commonly confused with "blinds", "blunder", "blindness". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blinders"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blinders" is /ˈblaɪndəz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blinders" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blinders", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

binomial#41,529barbeque#41,523bacillus#41,520Augustin#41,517

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Brookline13 variantsexcavator13 variantsTristram13 variantsFortescue13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list