Blase

\ˈblaː.zə\

/\ˈblaː.zə\/ noun

The verdict

“Blase” is uncommon French (frequency #99,924 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,924
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bulle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blase · Blase · French

Blase · rank #99,924 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,924
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH blanket

Nearest frequency peer: blanket (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Blase »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Blase » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blase
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈblaː.zə\
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Blase » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Blasetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « blanket » (#99,923), « blablater » (#99,922), « bitmap » (#99,921). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Blase » est au #99,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blase is uncommon French at frequency #99,924 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈblaː.zə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Blase, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Blase, spelled B-L-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bulle.
  2. 2
    Ampoule, cloque, vésicule, vessie.
  3. 3
    Bulle spéculative.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bei Hautmilzbrand bilden sich erbsengroße Verdickungen an den Infektionsstellen, wobei hauptsächlich Hände, Arme, Hals und das Gesicht betroffen sind. Die Verdickungen wandeln sich zunächst in flüssigkeitsgefüllte Blasen und anschließend in ein mit schwarzem Schorf bedecktes Geschwür um (Milzbrandkarbunkel). Die Hautveränderungen sind nicht schmerzhaft.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blase"?
"Blase" is spelled B-L-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈblaː.zə\.
What does "Blase" mean?
As a noun, "Blase" means: Bulle.
How do you pronounce "Blase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blase" is \ˈblaː.zə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blase" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list