Which to use
“behind” is a preposition and “blind” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,160
- “behind” frequency rank
- #38,531
- “blind” frequency rank
- 83691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behind | blind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Detrás de. | Ciego. |
Where the eye mixes behind and blind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. behind runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against blind's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: behind vs blind
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behind is /bɪˈhaɪnd/ while blind is [blɪnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behind is recorded at frequency rank #45,160, classified as aprep, pronounced /bɪˈhaɪnd/. blind is at rank #38,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced [blɪnt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 83691, this pair ranks #7,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of behind vs blind
Shared letters: bdin. Private to "behind": eh. Private to "blind": l.
"behind" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "blind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behind" and "blind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "behind" vs "blind" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "behind" and "blind" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "behind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behind" and "blind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blind vs blindar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #7,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.