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How do you spell bleed?

Bleed is spelled B-L-E-E-D with a double e. Blead is not a word; bled, with one e, is the past tense.

Letter by letter

B-L-E-E-D

Spelling note

Double e. The past tense of the verb is bled, with one e.

What it means for nature photos

Bleed is the area of artwork extending past the trim line so that no white edge appears after cutting. Three millimetres is standard.

Common misspellings

• blead → bleed
• bleedd → bleed
• bleeed → bleed
• blede → bleed

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