blass

\blas\

/\blas\/ adj

The verdict

“blass” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-blass · blass · French

blass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for blass
PropertyValue
Headwordblass
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\blas\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blass » en français

blasssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blass is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \blas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for blass in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is blass, spelled B-L-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pâle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kaffee galt (...) lange als gesundheitsschädlich, wie ein bis heute populärer Kanon aus dem 19. Jahrhundert nahelegt, in dem vor den furchtbaren Folgen des Konsums gewarnt wird. Das beliebte Aufputschmittel „schwächt die Nerven, macht dich blass und krank“, heißt es in dem Lied.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blass"?
"blass" is spelled B-L-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \blas\.
What does "blass" mean?
As an adjective, "blass" means: Pâle.
How do you pronounce "blass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blass" is \blas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blass" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list