bathroom
/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/
"bathroom" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bathroom” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,774 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,774
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bathroom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bathroom” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bathroom is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,774 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bathroom, with forms such as "abthroom", "bahtroom", and "bathhroom". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ballroom", "backroom", "bathrobe", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English… The correct English form is bathroom, spelled B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M.
Definition
- 1A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
- 2A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room English bathroom From bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abthroom,bahtroom,bathhroom,bathorom,bathrom,bathromo,bathroomm,bathrroom,batrhoom,batthroom,bbathroom,btahroom
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bathroom - 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.
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.
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Using “bathroom”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ballroom” - see the side-by-side comparison. bathroom vs ballroom
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.