bath

/bɑːθ/

//bɑːθ// noun

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"bath" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bath” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,352
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bath · bath · English

bath · rank #3,352 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,352
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH badly

Nearest frequency peer: badly (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “bath”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “bath” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bath vs Bt
25% similar
bath vs BH
0% similar
bath vs but
50% similar

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

Key facts for bath
PropertyValue
Headwordbath
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɑːθ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,352
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bath” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bath (IPA /bɑːθ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,352 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bath, with forms such as "abth", "bathh", and "batth". 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, "Bt", "BH", "but", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą … The correct English form is bath, spelled B-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
  2. 2
    A building or area where bathing occurs.
  3. 3
    Clipping of bathroom.
  4. 4
    The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.
  5. 5
    Specifically, bathing by immersing the body in water, rather than through other means, or an instance of this.
  6. 6
    An act of immersing the body in a specified substance, especially for hygiene, pleasure, or wellness, or a facility for this: e.g. mud bath, steam bath.
  7. 7
    The body of liquid one bathes in.
  8. 8
    A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing extent and magnificence.
  2. The master bath has two sinks.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Corresponding inherited verbs are beath and bathe. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish bad (“bath”), Faroese and Icelandic bað (“bath”), German Bad (“bath”).

Synonyms

bain

This word in other languages

bañera(Español)bain(Français)Badewanne(Deutsch)banheira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abth
  • bathh
  • batth
  • bbath
  • btah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bath - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abth2bathh1batth1bbath1btah2
Edit distance from "bath"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bath"?
"bath" is spelled B-A-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /bɑːθ/.
What does "bath" mean?
As a noun, "bath" means: A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
What words are commonly confused with "bath"?
"bath" is commonly confused with "Bt", "BH", "but". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bath"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bath" is /bɑːθ/. 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 "bath"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germa... 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 "bath", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list