blip

Name: blip, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/blɪp/

//blɪp// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“blip” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,936
frequency rank, English: 4,121
“B” headwords: 6
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

Corpus desk

Index EN-blip · blip · English

blip · rank #29,936 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,936
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 6 variants
BOOK-MID 4,121
PHOTO-FINISH blackwood

Nearest frequency peer: blackwood (-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.

bib

70,068
blackwood

70,066
blip

70,065
Blount

70,064
Bolshevik

70,063
bossy

70,062

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

blip vs BP

0% similar

blip vs BMI

0% similar

blip vs Boi

25% similar

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

Key facts for blip
Property	Value
Headword	blip
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/blɪp/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#29,936
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blip”

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

#29,936

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “blackwood” (#29,935), “Blount” (#29,937), “Bolshevik” (#29,938). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blip” is #29,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around blip (IPA /blɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,936 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for blip, with forms such as "bblip", "bilp", and "blipp". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BP", "BMI", "Boi", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Onomatopoeic. The correct English form is blip, spelled B-L-I-P.

Definition

1
A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
2
A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
3
A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
4
An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

When the blip began to move up the oscilloscope screen, they followed again.
At 6:45 pm, the chief officer saw a blip on the radar, approximately seven nautical miles away.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

This word in other languages

parpadeo(Español)ponto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bblip
bilp
blipp
bllip
blpi
lbip

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "blip"

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 "blip"?

"blip" is spelled B-L-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /blɪp/.

What does "blip" mean?

As a noun, "blip" means: A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

What words are commonly confused with "blip"?

"blip" is commonly confused with "BP", "BMI", "Boi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "blip"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blip" is /blɪp/. 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 "blip"?

Onomatopoeic. 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 "blip", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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