blossom

//ˈblɒsəm/, /ˈblɑsəm// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,591

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

blossom is aPortuguesenoun. It means: flor Pronounced /ˈblɒsəm/, /ˈblɑsəm/.

Key facts for blossom
PropertyValue
Headwordblossom
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈblɒsəm/, /ˈblɑsəm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,591
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of blossom in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for blossom is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈblɒsəm/, /ˈblɑsəm/. Corpus data places it at rank #34,591 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for blossom, with forms such as "bblossom", "bllossom", and "blosom". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is blossom, spelled B-L-O-S-S-O-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    flor
  2. 2
    floração, florada

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblossom,bllossom,blosom,blososm,blossmo,blossomm,blsosom,bolssom,lbossom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for blossom

Misspelling Variants of "blossom"

bblossom8bllossom8blosom6blososm7blossmo7blossomm8blsosom7bolssom7
Misspelling Variants of "blossom"

Frequency rank: #34,591 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blossom"?
"blossom" is spelled B-L-O-S-S-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblɒsəm/, /ˈblɑsəm/.
What does "blossom" mean?
As a noun, "blossom" means: flor
What are common misspellings of "blossom"?
Common misspellings include "bblossom", "bllossom", "blosom", "blososm", "blossmo". The correct spelling is "blossom".
How do you pronounce "blossom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blossom" is /ˈblɒsəm/, /ˈblɑsəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blossom" come from?
"blossom" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.