blow me over
"blow-me-over" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blow me over” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An expression of surprise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blow-me-over · blow me over · English
blow me over · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blow me over |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blow me over” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blow me over is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An expression of surprise.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for blow me over, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is blow me over, spelled B-L-O-W- -M-E- -O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1An expression of surprise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blow me over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'Well blow me over, if it isn't Barley Bloody Blair,' a familiar voice declared from the centre of a multi-lingual display of illustrated Bibles.
Well, blow me over. If it isn't Mr. Randilin himself. What a pleasant surprise!
Synonyms
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.