# bathroom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/ · frequency rank #2,774

## Definitions
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.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **ballroom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballroom-vs-bathroom)
- **backroom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backroom-vs-bathroom)
- **bathrobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bathrobe-vs-bathroom)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abthroom`, `bahtroom`, `bathhroom`, `bathorom`, `bathrom`, `bathromo`, `bathroomm`, `bathrroom`, `batrhoom`, `batthroom`, `bbathroom`, `btahroom`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bathroom