lifeblood
/ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/
"lifeblood" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lifeblood” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,240
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lifeblood |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lifeblood” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around lifeblood (IPA /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,240 among 16,425 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for lifeblood, with forms such as "ilfeblood", "lfieblood", and "liefblood". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”). The correct English form is lifeblood, spelled L-I-F-E-B-L-O-O-D.
Definition
- 1Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
- 2That which is required for continued existence or function.
Etymology
From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilfeblood
- lfieblood
- liefblood
- lifbelood
- lifebblood
- lifebllood
- lifeblod
- lifeblodo
- lifebloodd
- lifebolod
- lifelbood
- liffeblood
- llifeblood
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lifeblood - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “lifeblood”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-F-E-B-L-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.