blinding

/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/

//ˈblaɪndɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“blinding” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,301
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of blind

Corpus desk

Index EN-blinding · blinding · English

blinding · rank #22,301 · 13 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,301
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blatantly

Nearest frequency peer: blatantly (-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 “blinding”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blinding” 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).

blinding vs bonding
75% similar
blinding vs building
75% similar
blinding vs bringing
75% similar

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

Key facts for blinding
PropertyValue
Headwordblinding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,301
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blinding”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).blindinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “blatantly” (#22,300), “blocker” (#22,302), “bespoke” (#22,299). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blinding” is #22,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around blinding (IPA /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,301 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of blind".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for blinding, with forms such as "bblinding", "bilnding", and "blidning". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bonding", "building", "bringing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, blind + -ing. The correct English form is blinding, spelled B-L-I-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of blind

Etymology

By surface analysis, blind + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblinding
  • bilnding
  • blidning
  • blindding
  • blindign
  • blindingg
  • blindinng
  • blindnig
  • blinidng
  • blinnding
  • bllinding
  • blniding
  • lbinding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blinding - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblinding1bilnding2blidning2blindding1blindign2blindingg1blindinng1blindnig2
Edit distance from "blinding"

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 "blinding"?
"blinding" is spelled B-L-I-N-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/.
What does "blinding" mean?
As a verb, "blinding" means: present participle and gerund of blind
What words are commonly confused with "blinding"?
"blinding" is commonly confused with "bonding", "building", "bringing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blinding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blinding" is /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "blinding"?
By surface analysis, blind + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list