Which to use
“blind” is a noun and “blonds” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,494
- “blind” frequency rank
- #18,134
- “blonds” frequency rank
- 42628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blind | blonds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mise obligatoire par les deux premiers joueurs, qui doivent miser avant de voir leurs cartes. | Masculin pluriel de blond. |
Where the eye mixes blind and blonds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blind vs blonds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blind is \blajnd\ while blonds is \blɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blind is recorded at frequency rank #24,494, classified as anoun, pronounced \blajnd\. blonds is at rank #18,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced \blɔ̃\.
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 42628, this pair ranks #224,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blind vs blonds
Shared letters: bdln. Private to "blind": i. Private to "blonds": os.
"blind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blonds" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blind" and "blonds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blind" or "blonds"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blonds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blind" and "blonds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blier vs blind". 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 #224,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.