bare-bum
"bare-bum" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bare-bum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With one's bottom exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bare-bum · bare-bum · English
bare-bum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bare-bum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bare-bum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bare-bum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bare-bum, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bare + bum. The correct English form is bare-bum, spelled B-A-R-E---B-U-M.
Definition
- 1With one's bottom exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.
- 2Stark naked.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bare-bum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Of course I do, Gran! Julian is always walking around bare-bum. I know all about boys and girls. And love and babies and all.
Having never experienced communal bare-bum soaking European style, I was sure I'd wandered into the men's room.
Etymology
From bare + bum.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.