blunt

\blœnt\

/\blœnt\/ noun

The verdict

“blunt” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #34,898 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#34,898
frequency rank, French
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cigare évidé ou feuille de tabac contenant la substance psychotrope (cannabis, marijuana) à inhaler.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

blunt vs but
60% similar
blunt vs bun
60% similar
blunt vs bout
60% similar

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

Key facts for blunt
PropertyValue
Headwordblunt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blœnt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,898
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blunt” 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). blunt lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for blunt is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \blœnt\. Corpus data places it at rank #34,898 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cigare évidé ou feuille de tabac contenant la substance psychotrope (cannabis, marijuana) à inhaler.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blunt, with forms such as "bblunt", "bllunt", and "blnut". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "bun", "bout", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is blunt, spelled B-L-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cigare évidé ou feuille de tabac contenant la substance psychotrope (cannabis, marijuana) à inhaler.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblunt,bllunt,blnut,blunnt,bluntt,blutn,bulnt,lbunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bblunt1bllunt1blnut2blunnt1bluntt1blutn2bulnt2lbunt2
Edit distance from "blunt"

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 "blunt"?
"blunt" is spelled B-L-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \blœnt\.
What does "blunt" mean?
As a noun, "blunt" means: Cigare évidé ou feuille de tabac contenant la substance psychotrope (cannabis, marijuana) à inhaler.
What words are commonly confused with "blunt"?
"blunt" is commonly confused with "but", "bun", "bout". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blunt" is \blœnt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blunt" come from?
"blunt" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “blunt”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-L-U-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \blœnt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “but” - see the side-by-side comparison. blunt vs but
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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