# blindfold

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ · frequency rank #36,894

## Definitions
1. A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
2. Anything that obscures the vision.

## Etymology
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.

## Easily confused with
- **blindfolded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blindfold-vs-blindfolded)

## Common misspellings (15)
`bblindfold`, `bilndfold`, `blidnfold`, `blinddfold`, `blindffold`, `blindflod`, `blindfodl`, `blindfoldd`, `blindfolld`, `blindofld`, `blinfdold`, `blinndfold`, `bllindfold`, `blnidfold`, `lbindfold`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blindfold