bloop

/bluːp/

//bluːp// verb

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"bloop" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bloop” is uncommon English (frequency #57,250 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,250
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bloop · bloop · English

bloop · rank #57,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,250
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bluesy

Nearest frequency peer: bluesy (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “bloop”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bloop” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bloop
PropertyValue
Headwordbloop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bluːp/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bloop” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).bloopfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “bluesy” (#57,251), “blanking” (#57,248), “bobsled” (#57,252). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bloop” is #57,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bloop is uncommon English at frequency #57,250 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bluːp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

bloop has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Imitative. The correct English form is bloop, spelled B-L-O-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
  2. 2
    To make a hit just beyond the infield.
  3. 3
    To produce a low-pitched beeping sound.
  4. 4
    To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bloop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The ducks quack, The birds chirp, The fish bloop.
  2. Optical track can be blooped by using blooping tape, which is available from motion picture equipment dealers.

Etymology

Imitative.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bloop"?
"bloop" is spelled B-L-O-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /bluːp/.
What does "bloop" mean?
As a verb, "bloop" means: To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
How do you pronounce "bloop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bloop" is /bluːp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bloop"?
Imitative. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bloop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

belay#57,237Augie#57,222aught#57,221Ahern#57,207

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list