bakery

/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/

//ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi// noun

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"bakery" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bakery” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,650
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bakery · bakery · English

bakery · rank #11,650 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH aww

Nearest frequency peer: aww (-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 “bakery”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bakery” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bakery vs Barry
50% similar
bakery vs Bauer
50% similar
bakery vs biker
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bakery
PropertyValue
Headwordbakery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,650
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bakery”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bakerylands here:

#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 “aww” (#11,649), “barracks” (#11,651), “astonishing” (#11,648). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bakery” is #11,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bakery (IPA /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,650 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bakery, with forms such as "abkery", "baekry", and "bakerry". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Barry", "Bauer", "biker", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bake + -ery (“place of”). Replaced earlier bakehouse. Originally "place for making bread"; as "shop where baked goods are sold", it was believed by British travelers by 1832 to be an American-invented term. The correct English form is bakery, spelled B-A-K-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
  2. 2
    The trade of a baker.
  3. 3
    Baked goods.
  4. 4
    A large pair of buttocks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fresh bakery!
  2. 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Bridget & Jacob were coming home from the hospital bout 11:30. Kathy & I made a little "brunch" of bakery & coffee.

Etymology

From bake + -ery (“place of”). Replaced earlier bakehouse. Originally "place for making bread"; as "shop where baked goods are sold", it was believed by British travelers by 1832 to be an American-invented term.

This word in other languages

panadería(Español)boulangerie(Français)Bäckerei(Deutsch)padaria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abkery
  • baekry
  • bakerry
  • bakeryy
  • bakeyr
  • bakkery
  • bakrey
  • bbakery
  • bkaery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bakery - 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.

abkery2baekry2bakerry1bakeryy1bakeyr2bakkery1bakrey2bbakery1
Edit distance from "bakery"

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 "bakery"?
"bakery" is spelled B-A-K-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/.
What does "bakery" mean?
As a noun, "bakery" means: A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
What words are commonly confused with "bakery"?
"bakery" is commonly confused with "Barry", "Bauer", "biker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bakery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bakery" is /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/. 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 "bakery"?
From bake + -ery (“place of”). Replaced earlier bakehouse. Originally "place for making bread"; as "shop where baked goods are sold", it was believed by British travelers by 1832 to be an American-invented term. 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 "bakery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

advent#11,645bunker#11,660capped#11,662urging#11,632

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list