bloodstain
/ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/noun
bloodstain is spelled B-L-O-O-D-S-T-A-I-N: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bloodstain means “A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bloodstain is bloodstains.
How many letters and syllables are in bloodstain?
| Letters | 10: B-L-O-O-D-S-T-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 bloodstain?
Bloodstain appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 bloodstain?
- US /ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/
Bloodstain 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bloodstain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bloodstain
- bloodstains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bloodstain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bloodstain in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a spot that has absorbed blood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Blutfleck |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bloodstain come from?
From blood + stain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).