blinder

\blɛ̃.de\

/\blɛ̃.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“blinder” is uncommon French (frequency #57,113 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,113
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Garantir le dessus d’un ouvrage de fortification au moyen d’un plafond ou d’une voûte de charpente, recouverte de terre, et résistant à la chute des projectiles ; et, d’une manière plus générale, p...

Key facts for blinder
PropertyValue
Headwordblinder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\blɛ̃.de\
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blinder” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). blinder lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blinder is uncommon French at frequency #57,113 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \blɛ̃.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

blinder doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is blinder, spelled B-L-I-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garantir le dessus d’un ouvrage de fortification au moyen d’un plafond ou d’une voûte de charpente, recouverte de terre, et résistant à la chute des projectiles ; et, d’une manière plus générale, protéger contre les projectiles au moyen de blindes, de fascines.
  2. 2
    Couvrir de vieux câbles ou d’autres matières le pont supérieur d’un vaisseau, pour le protéger contre les obus et les bombes ou revêtir le vaisseau lui-même d’une armure en plaques de tôle d’acier.
  3. 3
    Protéger contre toute agression et toute destruction.
  4. 4
    Isoler un composant ou module électrique / électronique à l'aide d'une enveloppe conductrice reliée à la masse et ce afin de se protéger des parasites extérieurs ou bien au contraire d'éviter de perturber soi-même d'autres systèmes.
  5. 5
    Endurcir, parer à de futurs désagréments.
  6. 6
    Être ivre.
  7. 7
    Être couvert, avoir beaucoup de quelque chose.

This word in other languages

blindar(Español)panzern(Deutsch)

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 "blinder"?
"blinder" is spelled B-L-I-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \blɛ̃.de\.
What does "blinder" mean?
As a verb, "blinder" means: Garantir le dessus d’un ouvrage de fortification au moyen d’un plafond ou d’une voûte de charpente, recouverte de terre, et résistant à la chute des projectiles ; et, d’une manière plus générale, p...
How do you pronounce "blinder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blinder" is \blɛ̃.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blinder" come from?
"blinder" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “blinder”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-L-I-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \blɛ̃.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list