weblog
/ˈwɛb.lɒɡ/
"weblog" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weblog” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #45,745 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,745
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A website in the form of an ongoing journal.
| 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) |
Where “weblog” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for weblog is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɛb.lɒɡ/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,745 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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Using “weblog”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-B-L-O-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɛb.lɒɡ/ (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
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.