lifeblood

Name: lifeblood, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/

//ˈlaɪfˌblʌd// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

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: 2,297
“L” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lifeblood · lifeblood · English

lifeblood · rank #42,240 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,240
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 2,297
PHOTO-FINISH Liddell

Nearest frequency peer: Liddell (-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.

LIC

57,763
Liddell

57,762
lifeblood

57,761
lilo

57,760
Lindley

57,759
linguistica…

57,758

What this shows “lifeblood” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for lifeblood
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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “lifeblood”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).lifebloodlands here:

#42,240

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Liddell” (#42,239), “lilo” (#42,241), “LIC” (#42,238). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lifeblood” is #42,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around lifeblood (IPA /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,240 among 2,297 “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

1
Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
2
That which is required for continued existence or function.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lifeblood appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

[Y]ou desire his mana, yet you respect his tabu, for in you and him alike runs the common life-blood.
You didn't come to me in time. And by the time you came to me that fool of a doctor had bled and leeched the lifeblood out of Timmy.

Etymology

From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).

This word in other languages

Herzblut(Deutsch)

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.

Edit distance from "lifeblood"

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 "lifeblood"?

"lifeblood" is spelled L-I-F-E-B-L-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/.

What does "lifeblood" mean?

As a noun, "lifeblood" means: Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.

What are common misspellings of "lifeblood"?

Common misspellings include "ilfeblood", "lfieblood", "liefblood", "lifbelood", "lifebblood". The correct spelling is "lifeblood".

How do you pronounce "lifeblood"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lifeblood" is /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "lifeblood"?

From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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

Same letter count

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