weblog
/ˈwɛb.lɒɡ/
"weblog" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weblog” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,745
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A website in the form of an ongoing journal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-weblog · weblog · English
weblog · rank #45,745 · 9 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,745
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH weariness
Nearest frequency peer: weariness (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “weblog”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- waterline
waterline
54,259 corpus weight
- Waxman
Waxman
54,258 corpus weight
- weariness
weariness
54,257 corpus weight
- weblog
weblog
54,256 corpus weight
- wheelbase
wheelbase
54,254 corpus weight
- wholeness
wholeness
54,253 corpus weight
What this shows “weblog” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weblog |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɛb.lɒɡ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #45,745 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “weblog”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around weblog (IPA /ˈwɛb.lɒɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,745 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A website in the form of an ongoing journal.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for weblog, with forms such as "ewblog", "wbelog", and "webblog". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *… The correct English form is weblog, spelled W-E-B-L-O-G.
Definition
- 1A website in the form of an ongoing journal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how weblog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A Weblog is updated as often as the writer decides and can include photographs and links to other sites around the Web. There are different ways to create a Weblog, and you do not need your own file server.
The case of the Loufan landslide indicates how a mainstream journalist-blogger used his weblog to expose the cover-up of an accident in north-west China.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog Compound of Web + log. Coined by American blogger Jorn Barger in 1997.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewblog
- wbelog
- webblog
- weblgo
- webllog
- weblogg
- webolg
- welbog
- wweblog
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weblog - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).