bemused
/bɪˈmjuːzd/
"bemused" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bemused” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #49,213 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #49,213
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of bemuse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bemused |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /bɪˈmjuːzd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #49,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bemused” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bemused is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɪˈmjuːzd/. Corpus data places it at rank #49,213 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of bemuse".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bemused, with forms such as "bbemused", "bemmused", and "bemsued". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is bemused, spelled B-E-M-U-S-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of bemuse
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbemused,bemmused,bemsued,bemuesd,bemusde,bemusedd,bemussed,beumsed,bmeused,ebmused
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bemused - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “bemused”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-E-M-U-S-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɪˈmjuːzd/ (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
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.