# bagpipes

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/ · frequency rank #39,692

## Definitions
1. A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

## Etymology
From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.

## Common misspellings (12)
`abgpipes`, `baggpipes`, `bagippes`, `bagpieps`, `bagpipess`, `bagpippes`, `bagpipse`, `bagppies`, `bagppipes`, `bapgipes`, `bbagpipes`, `bgapipes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bagpipes