# bedridden

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/ · frequency rank #44,644

## Definitions
1. Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

## Etymology
From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives.

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbedridden`, `bderidden`, `beddridden`, `bedirdden`, `bedrdiden`, `bedriddenn`, `bedriddne`, `bedridedn`, `bedriden`, `bedrridden`, `berdidden`, `ebdridden`

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