BDE

noun

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"bde" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“BDE” is an uncommon English word, ranked #72,973 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,973
frequency rank, English
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of bond dissociation energy.

Key facts for BDE
PropertyValue
HeadwordBDE
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,973
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “BDE” 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). BDE lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for BDE is 3 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #72,973 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for BDE in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is BDE, spelled B-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of bond dissociation energy.
  2. 2
    Initialism of big dick energy.
  3. 3
    Initialism of big dyke energy.
  4. 4
    Initialism of baruch dayan emet ("blessed is the true judge"; said when hearing about a death).

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 "BDE"?
"BDE" is spelled B-D-E.
What does "BDE" mean?
As a noun, "BDE" means: Initialism of bond dissociation energy.
What language does "BDE" come from?
"BDE" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “BDE”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list