bloodstained
/ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/
"bloodstained" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bloodstained” is an uncommon English word, ranked #55,286 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #55,286
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bloodstained |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #55,286 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bloodstained” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bloodstained is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,286 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
bloodstained has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 blood + stained. The correct English form is bloodstained, spelled B-L-O-O-D-S-T-A-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
- 2Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.
- 3Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.
- 4Guilty of wrongdoing.
Etymology
From blood + stained.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “bloodstained”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-O-D-S-T-A-I-N-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.