bludge
/blʌdʒ/noun, verb
bludge is spelled B-L-U-D-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bludge means “The act of bludging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bludge?
| Letters | 6: B-L-U-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bludge?
Bludge appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 bludge?
- /blʌdʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_bludge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bludge
- bludges present, singular, he/she/it
- bludging participle, present
- bludged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bludge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangThe act of bludging.
- 2
AustraliaslangEasy work, especially a subject at school that requires little effort.
verb
- 1
AustraliaobsoleteslangTo live off the earnings of a prostitute.
- 2
AustraliaslangTo not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
- 3
AustraliaslangTo avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
- 4
AustraliaslangTo do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.
- 5
AustraliaslangTo take some benefit and give nothing in return.
Can I bludge a cigarette off you?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bludge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to take some benefit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | schnorren |
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 bludge come from?
Back-formation from bludger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).