The difference between Blend and Frankenword

When used as nouns, blend means a mixture of two or more things, whereas frankenword means a word formed by combining two (or more) other words.


Blend is also verb with the meaning: to mingle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blend and Frankenword

  1. Blend as a noun:

    A mixture of two or more things.

    Examples:

    "Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal."

    "Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise."

  2. Blend as a noun (linguistics):

    A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.

    Examples:

    "The word [[brunch]] is a blend of the words [[breakfast]] and [[lunch]]."

  1. Blend as a verb (transitive):

    To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

    Examples:

    "To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic."

  2. Blend as a verb (intransitive):

    To be mingled or mixed.

  3. Blend as a verb (obsolete):

    To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Frankenword as a noun (neologism):

    A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.