Which to use
“blank” and “blast” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,898
- “blank” frequency rank
- #44,899
- “blast” frequency rank
- 89797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | blast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie principale d’une canne à lancer, faite d’un ou plusieurs brins en bambou, fibre de verre ou de carbone... | Synonyme de « effet de souffle ». |
Where the eye mixes blank and blast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blank vs blast
A purely visual mix-up. blank (\blɑ̃k\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blank is recorded at frequency rank #44,898, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɑ̃k\. 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 89797, this pair ranks #5,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs blast
Shared letters: abl. Private to "blank": kn. Private to "blast": st.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blast" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blank" for "blast" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blank" vs "blast" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "blank" 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 #5,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" 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 #5,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.