blond

/blɒnd/

//blɒnd// adj

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

The verdict

“blond” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,866
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

Corpus desk

Index EN-blond · blond · English

blond · rank #13,866 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,866
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bloke

Nearest frequency peer: bloke (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “blond”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

blond vs BON
0% similar
blond vs bod
60% similar
blond vs blow
60% similar

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

Key facts for blond
PropertyValue
Headwordblond
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/blɒnd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,866
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blond”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “bloke” (#13,865), “blur” (#13,867), “blasting” (#13,864). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blond” is #13,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around blond (IPA /blɒnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,866 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blond, with forms such as "bblond", "bllond", and "blnod". 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, "BON", "bod", "blow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, blund, (> Medieval Latin blondus), from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-… The correct English form is blond, spelled B-L-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
  2. 2
    Having blond hair.
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of blonde (“stupid”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She has a blond complexion, with brown hair and gray eyes.
  2. If you're going one or two shades lighter, don't even touch your brows. But if you're making a big change, soften them by tinting them with home haircolor: a lighter shade of brown for blonder shades, a golden shade if you're dyeing your hair red.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, blund, (> Medieval Latin blondus), from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to become turbid, see badly, go blind”). Compare Old English blondenfeax (“grey-haired”), Old English blandan (“to mix”). More at blend. Alternative etymology connects Frankish *blund to Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“blond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥ndʰ-, *bʰlendʰ- (“blond, red-haired”). If so, then it would be cognate with Sanskrit ब्रध्न (bradhná, “ruddy, pale red, yellowish”).

Synonyms

platinumflaxenfair-hairedgolden-hairedauricomous

This word in other languages

rubio(Español)blond(Français)blond(Deutsch)louro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblond
  • bllond
  • blnod
  • blodn
  • blondd
  • blonnd
  • bolnd
  • lbond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blond - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblond1bllond1blnod2blodn2blondd1blonnd1bolnd2lbond2
Edit distance from "blond"

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 "blond"?
"blond" is spelled B-L-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /blɒnd/.
What does "blond" mean?
As an adjective, "blond" means: Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
What words are commonly confused with "blond"?
"blond" is commonly confused with "BON", "bod", "blow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blond" is /blɒnd/. 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 "blond"?
Borrowed from Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, blund, (> Medieval Latin blondus), from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European... 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 "blond", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bloke#13,865bowel#13,872bulbs#13,876amend#13,854

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Beirut8 variantsbooker8 variantsawaits8 variantsAudrey8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list