blurt
/ˈblɝt/verb, noun
blurt is spelled B-L-U-R-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, blurt means “To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately – commonly with out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blurt?
| Letters | 5: B-L-U-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blurt?
Blurt appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 blurt?
- UK /ˈblɜːt/
- US /ˈblɝt/
Blurt has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-blurt.ogg, En-au-blurt.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blurt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blurt?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blurt from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blurt
- blurts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- blurting participle, present
- blurted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blurt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately – commonly with out.
Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.
- 2
informalTo spurt.
noun
- 1
An abrupt outburst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blurt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to speak suddenly and unadvisedly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lâcher, laisser échapper |
| German | herausplatzen, ausquatschen, ausplappern, raushauen |
| Spanish | soltar, espetar, encasquetar |
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 blurt come from?
Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).