bloodstream
/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/noun
bloodstream is spelled B-L-O-O-D-S-T-R-E-A-M: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bloodstream means “The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bloodstream is bloodstreams.
How many letters and syllables are in bloodstream?
| Letters | 11: B-L-O-O-D-S-T-R-E-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th 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 bloodstream?
Bloodstream appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 bloodstream?
- UK /ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/
Bloodstream 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: En-us-bloodstream.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bloodstream
Also written: blood stream (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bloodstream
- bloodstreams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bloodstream mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
virus in the bloodstream
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bloodstream in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | afflux sanguin |
| German | Blutstrom, Blutbahn |
| Portuguese | corrente sanguínea |
| Spanish | torrente sanguíneo |
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 bloodstream come from?
From blood + stream.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).