blood

/blʌd/

//blʌd// noun

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

The verdict

“blood” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#823
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumpe...

Corpus desk

Index EN-blood · blood · English

blood · rank #823 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #823
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH august

Nearest frequency peer: august (-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 “blood”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blood” 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).

blood vs boo
60% similar
blood vs bod
60% similar
blood vs book
60% similar

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

Key facts for blood
PropertyValue
Headwordblood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/blʌd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#823
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blood”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bloodlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “august” (#822), “China” (#824), “amazing” (#821). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blood” is #823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around blood (IPA /blʌd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #823 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for blood, with forms such as "bblood", "bllood", and "blod". 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, "boo", "bod", "book", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood From Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, po… The correct English form is blood, spelled B-L-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
  2. 2
    A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.
  3. 3
    One of the four humours in the human body.
  4. 4
    The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid or period blood.
  5. 5
    A blood test or blood sample.
  6. 6
    The sap or juice which flows in or from plants.
  7. 7
    The juice of anything, especially if red.
  8. 8
    A temper of mind; a disposition; a mood.
  9. 9
    A lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.
  10. 10
    A blood horse, one of good pedigree.
  11. 11
    Bloodshed.
  12. 12
    A friend or acquaintance, especially one who is black and male.
  13. 13
    Alternative letter-case form of Blood (“a member of a certain gang”).
  14. 14
    Alternative form of blud (“an informal address to a male.”).
  15. 15
    Lean, especially that is red.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Some insects are known for consuming blood.
  2. Blood started to spurt out of his hand due to the wound.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood From Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ("to swell") + -ó- (thematic vowel) + -to (nominalizer), i.e. "that which bursts out". Cognate with Scots blude, bluid (“blood”), North Frisian blud, blödj, Blör (“blood”), Saterland Frisian Bloud (“blood”), West Frisian bloed (“blood”), Cimbrian pluat, pluut (“blood”), Dutch bloed (“blood”), German Blut (“blood”), German Low German Blood, Bloot (“blood”), Luxembourgish Blutt (“blood”), Vilamovian błüt (“blood”), Yiddish בלוט (blut, “blood”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish blod (“blood”), Faroese and Icelandic blóð (“blood”), Crimean Gothic plut (“blood”), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ, “blood”).

This word in other languages

sangre(Español)sang(Français)Blut(Deutsch)sangue(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblood
  • bllood
  • blod
  • blodo
  • bloodd
  • bolod
  • lbood

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bblood1bllood1blod1blodo2bloodd1bolod2lbood2
Edit distance from "blood"

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 "blood"?
"blood" is spelled B-L-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /blʌd/.
What does "blood" mean?
As a noun, "blood" means: A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumpe...
What words are commonly confused with "blood"?
"blood" is commonly confused with "boo", "bod", "book". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blood"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blood" is /blʌd/. 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 "blood"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood From Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic ... 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 "blood", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list