blob

\blɔb\

/\blɔb\/ noun

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The verdict

“blob” is uncommon French (frequency #57,788 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,788
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire des myxomycètes au développement plasmodial.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blob · blob · French

blob · rank #57,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,788
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH blanchette

Nearest frequency peer: blanchette (-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 « blob »

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 « blob » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blob
PropertyValue
Headwordblob
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blɔb\
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,788
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blob » en français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « blanchette » (#57,787), « blogger » (#57,789), « BMS » (#57,790). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blob » est au #57,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blob is uncommon French at frequency #57,788 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \blɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for blob in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is blob, spelled B-L-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vernaculaire des myxomycètes au développement plasmodial.
  2. 2
    Physarum polycephalum et, plus rarement, Fuligo septica.
  3. 3
    Vaste zone océanique à la température différente de la normale.
  4. 4
    Masse à l’intérieur du manteau terrestre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Physarum polycephalum, ce blob à une cellule, mais plein d’extensions.
  2. Les chercheurs l’ont surnommé «le blob», en raison de son côté informe. Mais «le blob» est plein de ressource.

This word in other languages

blob(English)

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 "blob"?
"blob" is spelled B-L-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is \blɔb\.
What does "blob" mean?
As a noun, "blob" means: Nom vernaculaire des myxomycètes au développement plasmodial.
How do you pronounce "blob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blob" is \blɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blob" come from?
"blob" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cami#57,805CNED#57,830Énée#57,710égos#57,706

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list