blunt

/blʌnt/

//blʌnt// adj

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

The verdict

“blunt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,245
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

Corpus desk

Index EN-blunt · blunt · English

blunt · rank #8,245 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,245
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blamed

Nearest frequency peer: blamed (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “blunt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “blunt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blunt vs but
60% similar
blunt vs bun
60% similar
blunt vs butt
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blunt
PropertyValue
Headwordblunt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/blʌnt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,245
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blunt”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bluntlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “blamed” (#8,244), “boobs” (#8,246), “bells” (#8,243). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blunt” is #8,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around blunt (IPA /blʌnt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,245 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blunt, with forms such as "bblunt", "bllunt", and "blnut". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "bun", "butt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to doze”) (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde). The correct English form is blunt, spelled B-L-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
  2. 2
    Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
  3. 3
    Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
  4. 4
    Hard to impress or penetrate.
  5. 5
    Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The murderous knife was dull and blunt.
  2. The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.

Etymology

From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to doze”) (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde).

Synonyms

dullpointlesscoarseobtusestupidobtusecurtshortrudebrusqueimpoliteuncivilharshrobust

This word in other languages

romo(Español)émoussé(Français)stumpf(Deutsch)cego(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblunt
  • bllunt
  • blnut
  • blunnt
  • bluntt
  • blutn
  • bulnt
  • lbunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blunt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bblunt1bllunt1blnut2blunnt1bluntt1blutn2bulnt2lbunt2
Edit distance from "blunt"

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 "blunt"?
"blunt" is spelled B-L-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /blʌnt/.
What does "blunt" mean?
As an adjective, "blunt" means: Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
What words are commonly confused with "blunt"?
"blunt" is commonly confused with "but", "bun", "butt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blunt" is /blʌnt/. 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 "blunt"?
From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to doze”) (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde). 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 "blunt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

boobs#8,246bells#8,243beers#8,242champ#8,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

brakes8 variantsburial8 variantsassessed8 variantsarmies8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list