bedspread
/ˈbɛd.spɹɛd/noun
bedspread is spelled B-E-D-S-P-R-E-A-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bedspread means “The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bedspread is bedspreads.
How many letters and syllables are in bedspread?
| Letters | 9: B-E-D-S-P-R-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bedspread?
Bedspread appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bedspread?
- US /ˈbɛd.spɹɛd/
Bedspread has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-bedspread.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bedspread
- bedspreads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bedspread mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
- 2
A coverlet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bedspread in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense topmost covering of a bed:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bedspread come from?
From bed + spread.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).