# bedrock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛd.ɹɒk/ · frequency rank #20,044

## Definitions
1. The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
2. A basis or foundation.
3. The bones.

## Etymology
From bed (“a layer on top of which something else rests.”) + rock.

## Easily confused with
- **Brock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedrock-vs-brock)
- **bedroom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedrock-vs-bedroom)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbedrock`, `bderock`, `beddrock`, `bedorck`, `bedrcok`, `bedrocck`, `bedrockk`, `bedrokc`, `bedrrock`, `berdock`, `ebdrock`

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