color blind
adjective
color blind is spelled C-O-L-O-R-B-L-I-N-D: 10 letters. As an adjective, color blind means “Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in color blind?
| Letters | 10: C-O-L-O-R-B-L-I-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce color blind?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-color_blind.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with color blind
Also written: colorblind (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of color blind
- more color blind comparative
- most color blind superlative
- colorblind
- color-blind
- colourblind
- colour-blind
- colour blind
- more color-blind comparative
- most color-blind superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does color blind mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).
- 2
Holding no prejudice based on skin color or race; not paying attention to skin color.
adjective
- 1
USAlternative form of color blind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Color blind in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | daltonien |
| German | farbenblind |
| Portuguese | daltônico, daltónico |
| Spanish | daltónico |
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.