bellflower

noun

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"bellflower" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bellflower” is uncommon English (frequency #72,125 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,125
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bellflower · bellflower · English

bellflower · rank #72,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,125
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH beeped

Nearest frequency peer: beeped (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “bellflower”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bellflower” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bellflower
PropertyValue
Headwordbellflower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bellflower” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).bellflowerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “beeped” (#72,122), “bere” (#72,128), “Bernese” (#72,129). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bellflower” is #72,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bellflower is uncommon English at frequency #72,125 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for bellflower in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bell + flower. The correct English form is bellflower, spelled B-E-L-L-F-L-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
  2. 2
    Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
  3. 3
    Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
  4. 4
    A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.

Etymology

From bell + flower.

This word in other languages

campanilla(Español)campanule(Français)Glockenblume(Deutsch)campânula(Português)

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 "bellflower"?
"bellflower" is spelled B-E-L-L-F-L-O-W-E-R.
What does "bellflower" mean?
As a noun, "bellflower" means: Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
What is the origin of the word "bellflower"?
From bell + flower. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bellflower", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bolivarian#72,144Burgundian#72,156appraising#72,092Calderwood#72,163

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list