bathophobia
/ˌbæθəˈfəʊbiə/
"bathophobia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bathophobia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bathophobia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌbæθəˈfəʊbiə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bathophobia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bathophobia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌbæθəˈfəʊbiə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bathophobia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From batho- + -phobia. The correct English form is bathophobia, spelled B-A-T-H-O-P-H-O-B-I-A.
Definition
- 1The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
- 2The fear of depths.
Etymology
From batho- + -phobia.
Antonyms
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.
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Using “bathophobia”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-A-T-H-O-P-H-O-B-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌbæθəˈfəʊbiə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.