Which to use
“blast” and “blés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,899
- “blast” frequency rank
- #34,899
- “blés” frequency rank
- 79798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blast | blés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de « effet de souffle ». | Pluriel de blé. |
Where the eye mixes blast and blés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blast with blés
A purely visual mix-up. blast (\blast\) and blés (\ble\) 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 79798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blast is recorded at frequency rank #44,899, classified as anoun, pronounced \blast\. blés is at rank #34,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ble\.
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 79798, this pair ranks #22,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blast vs blés
Shared letters: bls. Private to "blast": at. Private to "blés": é.
"blast" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blés" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blast ← balst · bblast · blasst · blastt · blats · bllast · blsat · lbast
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blast" for "blés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blast" or "blés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blast" and "blés" 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 #22,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.