# blindly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈblaɪndli/ · frequency rank #19,031

## Definitions
1. In a blind manner; without sight.
2. Without consideration or question.

## Etymology
From Middle English blindly, blyndly, from Old English blindlīċe (“in a blind manner; blindly; rashly”), equivalent to blind + -ly. Cognate with Swedish blindligt (“blindly”), Icelandic blindlega (“blindly”). Compare also West Frisian blindich (“blindly”), Dutch blindelings (“blindly”), German blindlings (“blindly”).

## Easily confused with
- **blinds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blindly-vs-blinds)
- **bluntly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blindly-vs-bluntly)
- **blind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blind-vs-blindly)
- **blinded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blinded-vs-blindly)
- **blankly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blankly-vs-blindly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bblindly`, `bilndly`, `blidnly`, `blinddly`, `blindlly`, `blindlyy`, `blindyl`, `blinldy`, `blinndly`, `bllindly`, `blnidly`, `lbindly`

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