# bling

> English word · Noun · IPA /blɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,012

## Definitions
1. An ostentatious display of richness or style.
2. Alternative form of bling bling.

## Etymology
Ellipsis of bling bling.

## Easily confused with
- **blog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blog)
- **bong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-bong)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-brig)
- **blip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blip)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-brin)
- **bung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-bung)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-bring)
- **blunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blunt)
- **bliss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-bliss)
- **blink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blink)
- **blitz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blitz)
- **blond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-blond)
- **brink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-brink)
- **brine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-brine)
- **boing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-boing)
- **buying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-buying)
- **brings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-brings)
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-boring)
- **boxing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-boxing)
- **Boeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-boeing)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbling`, `bilng`, `blign`, `blingg`, `blinng`, `blling`, `blnig`, `lbing`

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