blondin
noun
blondin is spelled B-L-O-N-D-I-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blondin means “A specialized type of material ropeway that incorporates a mechanism to raise and lower loads vertically from the suspended ropeway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blondin is blondins.
How many letters and syllables are in blondin?
| Letters | 7: B-L-O-N-D-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blondin?
Blondin appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce blondin?
Blondin has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of blondin
- blondins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blondin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A specialized type of material ropeway that incorporates a mechanism to raise and lower loads vertically from the suspended ropeway.
noun
- 1
An expert tightrope walker.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of blondin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blondin come from?
From French blondin. Named after the French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).