# BDSM

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbiːˌdiːˌɛsˈɛm/ · frequency rank #18,763

## Definitions
1. A variety of often erotic practices involving bondage, discipline, sadomasochism, dominance and submission, and other related interpersonal dynamics.

## Etymology
Contracted initialism of bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, sadism/masochism.

## Easily confused with
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bs)
- **BM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bm)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bus)
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bum)
- **BLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-blm)
- **bis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bis)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bom)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bts)
- **BPM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bpm)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bsa)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bes)
- **bps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bps)
- **BLS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bls)
- **bim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bim)
- **BFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bfs)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-best)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-boss)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-busy)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-bush)
- **boom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bdsm-vs-boom)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbdsm`, `bddsm`, `bdms`, `bdsmm`, `bdssm`, `bsdm`, `dbsm`

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