# blouse

> English word · Noun · IPA /blaʊs/ · frequency rank #17,557

## Definitions
1. A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
2. A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
3. A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
4. A short garment worn under a sari.

## Etymology
1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more.
More at blee, fold.

## Easily confused with
- **blue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blouse-vs-blue)
- **Bose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blouse-vs-bose)
- **blows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blouse-vs-blows)
- **blush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blouse-vs-blush)
- **Boise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blouse-vs-boise)
- **browse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blouse-vs-browse)
- **bloke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloke-vs-blouse)
- **blocs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocs-vs-blouse)
- **blonde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blonde-vs-blouse)
- **Blount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blount-vs-blouse)
- **Blaise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaise-vs-blouse)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bblouse`, `bllouse`, `blosue`, `bloues`, `blousse`, `bluose`, `boluse`, `lbouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blouse