bachelor

/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/

//ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)// noun

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"bachelor" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bachelor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,418
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bachelor · bachelor · English

bachelor · rank #7,418 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,418
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH autism

Nearest frequency peer: autism (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bachelor”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bachelor
PropertyValue
Headwordbachelor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,418
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bachelor”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “autism” (#7,417), “berry” (#7,419), “armor” (#7,416). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bachelor” is #7,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bachelor (IPA /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,418 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bachelor, with forms such as "abchelor", "bacchelor", and "bacehlor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bacheler, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bacheler (modern French bachelier), from Medieval Latin baccalārius, baccalāris (compare Tuscan baccalare (“squire”)). The correct English form is bachelor, spelled B-A-C-H-E-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
  2. 2
    The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
  3. 3
    Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
  4. 4
    A bachelor apartment.
  5. 5
    An unmarried woman.
  6. 6
    A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
  7. 7
    Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
  8. 8
    A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.
  2. I shall die a bachelor.

Etymology

From Middle English bacheler, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bacheler (modern French bachelier), from Medieval Latin baccalārius, baccalāris (compare Tuscan baccalare (“squire”)).

This word in other languages

solterón(Español)célibataire(Français)Junggeselle(Deutsch)solteiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abchelor
  • bacchelor
  • bacehlor
  • bachellor
  • bachelorr
  • bachelro
  • bacheolr
  • bachhelor
  • bachleor
  • bahcelor
  • bbachelor
  • bcahelor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bachelor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abchelor2bacchelor1bacehlor2bachellor1bachelorr1bachelro2bacheolr2bachhelor1
Edit distance from "bachelor"

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 "bachelor"?
"bachelor" is spelled B-A-C-H-E-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/.
What does "bachelor" mean?
As a noun, "bachelor" means: A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
What are common misspellings of "bachelor"?
Common misspellings include "abchelor", "bacchelor", "bacehlor", "bachellor", "bachelorr". The correct spelling is "bachelor".
How do you pronounce "bachelor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bachelor" is /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/. 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 "bachelor"?
From Middle English bacheler, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bacheler (modern French bachelier), from Medieval Latin baccalārius, baccalāris (compare Tuscan baccalare (“squire”)). 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 "bachelor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

flooding12 variantsfrontier12 variantshardcore12 variantsportions12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list