bloodless

adj

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"bloodless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bloodless” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,032
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bloodless · bloodless · English

bloodless · rank #42,032 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,032
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blakely

Nearest frequency peer: Blakely (-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 “bloodless”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bloodless” 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
Key facts for bloodless
PropertyValue
Headwordbloodless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,032
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bloodless”

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).bloodlesslands 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 “Blakely” (#42,031), “Boateng” (#42,033), “blackest” (#42,030). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bloodless” is #42,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bloodless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,032 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bloodless, with forms such as "bbloodless", "blloodless", and "blodless". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analys… The correct English form is bloodless, spelled B-L-O-O-D-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
  2. 2
    Taking place without loss of blood.
  3. 3
    Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. My bloodleſſe bodie waxeth chill and colde, And with my blood my life ſlides through my wound, My ſoule begins to take her flight to hell, And ſummones all my ſences to depart: […]
  2. Thou dost not slumber: see, thy two sons’ heads, Thy warlike hand, thy mangled daughter here: Thy other banish’d son, with this dear sight Struck pale and bloodless; and thy brother, I, Even like a stony image, cold and numb.

Etymology

From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analysis, blood + -less.

This word in other languages

exangüe(Español)blutarm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbloodless
  • blloodless
  • blodless
  • blodoless
  • blooddless
  • bloodelss
  • bloodles
  • bloodlless
  • bloodlses
  • blooldess
  • bolodless
  • lboodless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bloodless - 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.

bbloodless1blloodless1blodless1blodoless2blooddless1bloodelss2bloodles1bloodlless1
Edit distance from "bloodless"

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 "bloodless"?
"bloodless" is spelled B-L-O-O-D-L-E-S-S.
What does "bloodless" mean?
As an adjective, "bloodless" means: Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
What are common misspellings of "bloodless"?
Common misspellings include "bbloodless", "blloodless", "blodless", "blodoless", "blooddless". The correct spelling is "bloodless".
What is the origin of the word "bloodless"?
From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surf... 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 "bloodless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list