blushed

/blʌʃt/

//blʌʃt// verb

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"blushed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blushed” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,652
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of blush

Corpus desk

Index EN-blushed · blushed · English

blushed · rank #44,652 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,652
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blige

Nearest frequency peer: blige (-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 “blushed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blushed” 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).

blushed vs busted
71% similar
blushed vs bushes
71% similar
blushed vs bushel
71% similar

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

Key facts for blushed
PropertyValue
Headwordblushed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/blʌʃt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,652
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blushed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).blushedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “blige” (#44,651), “bleh” (#44,650), “birding” (#44,649). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blushed” is #44,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around blushed (IPA /blʌʃt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,652 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of blush".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for blushed, with forms such as "bblushed", "bllushed", and "blsuhed". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "busted", "bushes", "bushel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is blushed, spelled B-L-U-S-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of blush

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblushed
  • bllushed
  • blsuhed
  • bluhsed
  • blusehd
  • blushde
  • blushedd
  • blushhed
  • blusshed
  • bulshed
  • lbushed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blushed - 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.

bblushed1bllushed1blsuhed2bluhsed2blusehd2blushde2blushedd1blushhed1
Edit distance from "blushed"

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 "blushed"?
"blushed" is spelled B-L-U-S-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /blʌʃt/.
What does "blushed" mean?
As a verb, "blushed" means: simple past and past participle of blush
What words are commonly confused with "blushed"?
"blushed" is commonly confused with "busted", "bushes", "bushel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blushed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blushed" is /blʌʃt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blushed" come from?
"blushed" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blushed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

birding#44,649bronzer#44,660caldera#44,667capitan#44,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Boulogne11 variantsBanbury11 variantscoldness11 variantsabsentia11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list