blond

\blɔ̃\

/\blɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“blond” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,721
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De la couleur proche du jaune, entre le doré et le châtain clair. Il se dit particulièrement par rapport à la couleur des poils humains (cheveux et barbe) et du blé. #E2BC74

Corpus desk

Index FR-blond · blond · French

blond · rank #11,721 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,721
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bloquée

Nearest frequency peer: bloquée (+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 « blond »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « blond » 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).

blond vs bon
60% similar
blond vs bons
60% similar
blond vs bond
80% similar

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

Key facts for blond
PropertyValue
Headwordblond
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\blɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,721
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « blond »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).blondse 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 « bloquée » (#11,722), « baskets » (#11,719), « bombardier » (#11,723). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blond » est au #11,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around blond (IPA \blɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,721 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blond, with forms such as "bblond", "bllond", and "blnod". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bon", "bons", "bond", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is blond, spelled B-L-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    De la couleur proche du jaune, entre le doré et le châtain clair. Il se dit particulièrement par rapport à la couleur des poils humains (cheveux et barbe) et du blé. #E2BC74
  2. 2
    De cette même couleur, en parlant de choses.
  3. 3
    Qui a les cheveux de cette couleur.
  4. 4
    Difficile à contenter, en parlant d’une personne.
  5. 5
    Léger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Presque en même temps, il aperçut une jeune personne, extrêmement blonde et fort bien faite, qui vint s’asseoir vis-à-vis de lui.
  2. C'est un étalon barbe, pas grand, mais bien formé et bien musclé, un alezan étoile de blanc au front, dont la robe dorée, la queue et la crinière blondes, longues et fournies, reluisent au soleil.

This word in other languages

blond(English)rubio(Español)blond(Deutsch)louro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblond
  • bllond
  • blnod
  • blodn
  • blondd
  • blonnd
  • bolnd
  • lbond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bblond1bllond1blnod2blodn2blondd1blonnd1bolnd2lbond2
Edit distance from "blond"

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 "blond"?
"blond" is spelled B-L-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \blɔ̃\.
What does "blond" mean?
As an adjective, "blond" means: De la couleur proche du jaune, entre le doré et le châtain clair. Il se dit particulièrement par rapport à la couleur des poils humains (cheveux et barbe) et du blé. #E2BC74
What words are commonly confused with "blond"?
"blond" is commonly confused with "bon", "bons", "bond". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blond" is \blɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blond" come from?
"blond" 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 "blond", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list