blast

\blast\

/\blast\/ noun

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The verdict

“blast” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,899
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de « effet de souffle ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-blast · blast · French

blast · rank #44,899 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,899
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH blank

Nearest frequency peer: blank (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « blast »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « blast » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blast vs bras
60% similar
blast vs boat
60% similar
blast vs blés
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blast
PropertyValue
Headwordblast
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blast\
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,899
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « blast »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).blastse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « blank » (#44,898), « blot » (#44,900), « blanchit » (#44,897). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blast » est au #44,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around blast (IPA \blast\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,899 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blast, with forms such as "balst", "bblast", and "blasst". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bras", "boat", "blés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is blast, spelled B-L-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de « effet de souffle ».
  2. 2
    Synonyme de « effet de souffle ».
  3. 3
    Technique de batterie consistant à frapper à un tempo très rapide sur deux fûts en même temps que sur des doubles pédales dans le but de provoquer un effet de souffle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’onde de choc atteindra tous les organismes exposés, provoquant des lésions anatomiques viscérales (blast primaire), avec dans le même temps l’onde de pression qui précipitera par projection les éclats et les débris, puis les personnes, les faisant chuter ou les enfouissant (blast secondaire).
  2. Le blast ? C’est le mot qu’a utilisé Nicolas Sarkozy pour exprimer sa satisfaction (« L’effet de blast a été complet ») - face à l’intense couverture médiatique dont le lancement de son livre et de sa campagne a fait l’objet et à l’effet de souffle qu’il aurait réussi à produire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balst
  • bblast
  • blasst
  • blastt
  • blats
  • bllast
  • blsat
  • lbast

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blast - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

balst2bblast1blasst1blastt1blats2bllast1blsat2lbast2
Edit distance from "blast"

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 "blast"?
"blast" is spelled B-L-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \blast\.
What does "blast" mean?
As a noun, "blast" means: Synonyme de « effet de souffle ».
What words are commonly confused with "blast"?
"blast" is commonly confused with "bras", "boat", "blés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blast" is \blast\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blast" come from?
"blast" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

blank#44,898Attal#44,874zélés#44,820elder#45,009

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bourrin8 variantsBelize8 variantsBraine8 variantsAssyrie8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list