bemusement
/bəˈmjuːzmənt/
"bemusement" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bemusement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being bemused.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bemusement · bemusement · English
bemusement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bemusement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bəˈmjuːzmənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bemusement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bemusement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈmjuːzmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being bemused.".
bemusement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bemuse + -ment. The correct English form is bemusement, spelled B-E-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The state of being bemused.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bemusement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wrex touches his grandfather's armor, his expression… thoughtful, perhaps? Krogan are hard to read. Then he shakes off his bemusement and grips his gun with renewed purpose.
The response to this latest scandal has taken a familiar turn, dividing along gender lines. While senior women have condemned it, many of the Financial Times’ (male) readers have expressed unhappy bemusement at finding this article on the front page.
Etymology
From bemuse + -ment.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.