# bloodshed

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/ · frequency rank #19,769

## Definitions
1. The shedding or spilling of blood.
2. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
3. The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
4. A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

## Etymology
From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.

## Easily confused with
- **bloodshot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloodshed-vs-bloodshot)
- **blooded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blooded-vs-bloodshed)
- **bloodied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloodied-vs-bloodshed)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbloodshed`, `blloodshed`, `blodoshed`, `blodshed`, `blooddshed`, `bloodhsed`, `bloodsehd`, `bloodshde`, `bloodshedd`, `bloodshhed`, `bloodsshed`, `bloosdhed`, `bolodshed`, `lboodshed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bloodshed