# blip

> English word · Noun · IPA /blɪp/ · frequency rank #29,936

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **BP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bp)
- **BMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bmi)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-boi)
- **BLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-blm)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bop)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bri)
- **BLS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bls)
- **BMP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bmp)
- **bly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bly)
- **Bui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bui)
- **blue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-blue)
- **blog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-blog)
- **blow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-blow)
- **bump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bump)
- **boil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-boil)
- **bloc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bloc)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-brit)
- **blur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-blur)
- **Bois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-bois)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blip-vs-brig)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bblip`, `bilp`, `blipp`, `bllip`, `blpi`, `lbip`

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