Which to use
“blaise” and “blast” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,280
- “blaise” frequency rank
- #44,899
- “blast” frequency rank
- 55179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blaise | blast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soie qui entoure le cocon et que l'on enlève avant de dévider ce dernier. | Synonyme de « effet de souffle ». |
Where the eye mixes blaise and blast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blaise and blast
A purely visual mix-up. blaise (\blɛz\) and blast (\blast\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blaise is recorded at frequency rank #10,280, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɛz\. blast is at rank #44,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blast\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55179, this pair ranks #129,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blaise vs blast
Shared letters: abls. Private to "blaise": ei. Private to "blast": t.
"blaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "blast" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blaise" for "blast" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blaise" or "blast"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blaise" and "blast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blast vs blaster". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #129,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.