blunder
\ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)\
The verdict
“blunder” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impair, maladresse, faux pas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-blunder · blunder · French
blunder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blunder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « blunder » en français
Rare enough to double-check
blunder is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for blunder in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is blunder, spelled B-L-U-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Impair, maladresse, faux pas.
- 2Fourvoiement.
- 3Bavure (policière).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blunder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For, the great enemy of knowledge is not error, but inertness. All that we want is discussion, and then we are sure to do well, no matter what our blunders may be. One error conflicts with another; each destroys its opponent, and truth is evolved.
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.