bloodwort
"bloodwort" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bloodwort” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of various plants with red roots or leaves.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bloodwort |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bloodwort” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bloodwort is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bloodwort, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From blood + wort. Compare German Blutwurz, Swedish blodrot, both “tormentil”. The correct English form is bloodwort, spelled B-L-O-O-D-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Any of various plants with red roots or leaves.
- 2Any of various plants with red roots or leaves.
- 3Any of various plants with red roots or leaves.
- 4Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding.
- 5Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding.
- 6Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding.
Etymology
From blood + wort. Compare German Blutwurz, Swedish blodrot, both “tormentil”.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bloodwort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-O-D-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.