# Blyth

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /blaɪð/ · frequency rank #45,237

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ3181).
2. A river in Northumberland, which flows into the North Sea at Blyth.
3. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6286).
4. A river in Suffolk, England, which flows into the North Sea.
5. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English blīþe. The surname derives partly from the place names, partly from a nickname.

## Easily confused with
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blyth-vs-both)
- **byte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blyth-vs-byte)
- **booth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blyth-vs-booth)
- **broth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blyth-vs-broth)
- **Blythe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blyth-vs-blythe)
- **bly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-blyth)
- **bath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bath-vs-blyth)
- **blah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blah-vs-blyth)
- **beth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beth-vs-blyth)
- **blot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-blyth)
- **bleh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bleh-vs-blyth)
- **birth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birth-vs-blyth)
- **blitz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blitz-vs-blyth)
- **blush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blush-vs-blyth)
- **berth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berth-vs-blyth)
- **Bloch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloch-vs-blyth)
- **barth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barth-vs-blyth)
- **Bligh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bligh-vs-blyth)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bblyth`, `bllyth`, `bltyh`, `blyht`, `blythh`, `blytth`, `blyyth`, `bylth`, `lbyth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blyth