Blois

/blwɑː/

//blwɑː// name

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"blois" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Blois” is an uncommon English word, ranked #73,913 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#73,913
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Key facts for Blois
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlois
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/blwɑː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Blois” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Blois is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /blwɑː/. Corpus data places it at rank #73,913 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Blois, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Blois. The correct English form is Blois, spelled B-L-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Blois.

This word in other languages

Blois(Français)

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 "Blois"?
"Blois" is spelled B-L-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /blwɑː/.
What does "Blois" mean?
As a proper noun, "Blois" means: A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
How do you pronounce "Blois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blois" is /blwɑː/. 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 "Blois"?
Borrowed from French Blois. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Blois”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /blwɑː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list