bedsheet

/ˈbɛdʃiːt/

//ˈbɛdʃiːt// noun

"bedsheet" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bedsheet” is uncommon English (frequency #86,058 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,058
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.

Key facts for bedsheet
PropertyValue
Headwordbedsheet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɛdʃiːt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bedsheet” 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). bedsheet 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.

Rare enough to double-check

bedsheet is uncommon English at frequency #86,058 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛdʃiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bedsheet in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bedeschette, bedshete, bed shete, equivalent to bed + sheet. The correct English form is bedsheet, spelled B-E-D-S-H-E-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.

Etymology

From Middle English bedeschette, bedshete, bed shete, equivalent to bed + sheet.

This word in other languages

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 "bedsheet"?
"bedsheet" is spelled B-E-D-S-H-E-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛdʃiːt/.
What does "bedsheet" mean?
As a noun, "bedsheet" means: A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.
How do you pronounce "bedsheet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedsheet" is /ˈbɛdʃiːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bedsheet"?
From Middle English bedeschette, bedshete, bed shete, equivalent to bed + sheet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bedsheet”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-E-D-S-H-E-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɛdʃiːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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