bathroom

Name: bathroom, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/

//ˈbɑːθɹʊm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“bathroom” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,774
frequency rank, English: 4,121
“B” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bathroom · bathroom · English

bathroom · rank #2,774 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #2,774
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 4,121
PHOTO-FINISH baseball

Nearest frequency peer: baseball (-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.

advertising

97,230
agencies

97,229
baseball

97,228
bathroom

97,227
bible

97,226
cable

97,225

What this shows “bathroom” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bathroom vs ballroom

75% similar

bathroom vs backroom

75% similar

bathroom vs bathrobe

75% similar

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

Key facts for bathroom
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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bathroom”

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).bathroomlands here:

#2,774

#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 “baseball” (#2,773), “bible” (#2,775), “agencies” (#2,772). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bathroom” is #2,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bathroom (IPA /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,774 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
2
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

“down this ‘ere little stair–mind your ‘ead, mum–everythink is modern, put in by Mr. Noakes w’en ‘e took to lettin’ for the summer.” ”A bathroom?” asked Harriet hopefully. ”Well, no, m’lady, not a bath'''room,” replied Mrs. Ruddle, as though that were too much to expect, “but everythink else is quite modern as you’ll find–only requirin’ to be pumped up ni…
Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor, the Old Rectory had only one bathroom, a defect which necessitated embarrassed, low-voiced enquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked-out rota by taking an unexpected bath.

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

bathroom latrine necessarium toilet toilet room urinalwater closetWC cloaca closet jacques kocay siege cludgie neddy netty shield six facilities ladies and gentlemen lavatory lavabo necessary necessary room officeoffice of easeplace potty privy small room smallest room throne room cottage geography House of Lords khazi usual offices restroom teahouse tearoom washroomcomfort roomCRcloset of decencycloset of ease house of office necessary place purging place vault withdraught wardrobe shitterurination stationbog carsey crapper karzy lats lav lavvy loo thunderbox can john johnny bogger brasco dike dunny jacks jakes

This word in other languages

cuarto de baño(Español)salle de bains(Français)Badezimmer(Deutsch)banheiro(Português)

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.

Edit distance from "bathroom"

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 "bathroom"?

"bathroom" is spelled B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/.

What does "bathroom" mean?

As a noun, "bathroom" means: A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

What words are commonly confused with "bathroom"?

"bathroom" is commonly confused with "ballroom", "backroom", "bathrobe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "bathroom"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bathroom" is /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/. 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 "bathroom"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bathroom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baseball#2,773 agencies#2,772 absolute#2,770 constant#2,781

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

somewhat12 variants exciting12 variants replaced12 variants incident12 variants