colorblind

/ˈkʌləblaɪnd/

//ˈkʌləblaɪnd// adj

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"colorblind" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“colorblind” is uncommon English (frequency #59,970 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,970
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of color blind.

Key facts for colorblind
PropertyValue
Headwordcolorblind
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkʌləblaɪnd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colorblind” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). colorblind lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colorblind is uncommon English at frequency #59,970 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkʌləblaɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of color blind.".

No misspelling variants are generated for colorblind in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is colorblind, spelled C-O-L-O-R-B-L-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of color blind.

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 "colorblind"?
"colorblind" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-B-L-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌləblaɪnd/.
What does "colorblind" mean?
As an adjective, "colorblind" means: Alternative form of color blind.
How do you pronounce "colorblind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colorblind" is /ˈkʌləblaɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colorblind" come from?
"colorblind" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “colorblind”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-L-O-R-B-L-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkʌləblaɪnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list