bloodhound

Name: bloodhound, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/

//ˈblʌd.haʊnd// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“bloodhound” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,532
frequency rank, English: 31,241
“B” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

Key facts for bloodhound
Property	Value
Headword	bloodhound
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#41,532
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bloodhound” 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). bloodhound lands here:

#41,532

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around bloodhound (IPA /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,532 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for bloodhound, with forms such as "bbloodhound", "blloodhound", and "blodhound". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodh… The correct English form is bloodhound, spelled B-L-O-O-D-H-O-U-N-D.

Definition

1
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
2
A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
3
A bloodthirsty person.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.

This word in other languages

sabueso(Español)limier(Français)Bluthund(Deutsch)sabujo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbloodhound
blloodhound
blodhound
blodohound
blooddhound
bloodhhound
bloodhonud
bloodhoudn
bloodhoundd
bloodhounnd
bloodhuond
bloodohund
bloohdound
bolodhound
lboodhound

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bloodhound - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "bloodhound"

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 "bloodhound"?

"bloodhound" is spelled B-L-O-O-D-H-O-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/.

What does "bloodhound" mean?

As a noun, "bloodhound" means: A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

What are common misspellings of "bloodhound"?

Common misspellings include "bbloodhound", "blloodhound", "blodhound", "blodohound", "blooddhound". The correct spelling is "bloodhound".

How do you pronounce "bloodhound"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bloodhound" is /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/. 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 "bloodhound"?

Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhun... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “bloodhound”

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

The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-O-D-H-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.