Which to use
“bled” and “blés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,210
- “bled” frequency rank
- #34,899
- “blés” frequency rank
- 49109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bled | blés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Un pays étranger quelconque, dont est originaire une personne. | Pluriel de blé. |
Where the eye mixes bled and blés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bled and blés
A purely visual mix-up. bled (\blɛd\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bled is recorded at frequency rank #14,210, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɛd\. 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 49109, this pair ranks #173,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bled vs blés
Shared letters: bl. Private to "bled": de. Private to "blés": sé.
"bled" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "blés" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bled ← bbled · beld · blde · bledd · blled · lbed
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bled" and "blés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bled" or "blés"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bled" 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 #173,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bled" and "blés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blés vs boers". 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 #173,413 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.