babysit

Name: babysit, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/

//ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“babysit” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,730
frequency rank, English: 4,121
“B” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

Corpus desk

Index EN-babysit · babysit · English

babysit · rank #27,730 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,730
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 4,121
PHOTO-FINISH backdoor

Nearest frequency peer: backdoor (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Athenian

72,275
atrocity

72,274
babysit

72,271
backdoor

72,270
bagels

72,269
baker's

72,268

What this shows “babysit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for babysit
Property	Value
Headword	babysit
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#27,730
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “babysit”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).babysitlands here:

#27,730

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “backdoor” (#27,731), “bagels” (#27,732), “atrocity” (#27,727). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “babysit” is #27,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around babysit (IPA /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,730 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for babysit, with forms such as "abbysit", "babbysit", and "babsyit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from babysitter. The correct English form is babysit, spelled B-A-B-Y-S-I-T.

Definition

1
To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
2
To watch or tend a thing or process without normally intervening in it, e.g. as a precaution should an emergency happen.
3
To watch or attend anything or anyone more closely than ought to be needed; to have to help or coax too much.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how babysit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

My daughter is babysitting for the Morgans at number ten, who are going out on a date night.
We need someone to babysit our children while we go to the theater.

Etymology

Back-formation from babysitter.

This word in other languages

garder(Français)babysitten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

abbysit
babbysit
babsyit
babyist
babysitt
babyssit
babysti
babyysit
baybsit
bbabysit
bbaysit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of babysit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "babysit"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "babysit"?

"babysit" is spelled B-A-B-Y-S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/.

What does "babysit" mean?

As a verb, "babysit" means: To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

What are common misspellings of "babysit"?

Common misspellings include "abbysit", "babbysit", "babsyit", "babyist", "babysitt". The correct spelling is "babysit".

How do you pronounce "babysit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babysit" is /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "babysit"?

Back-formation from babysitter. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "babysit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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