bewildered

/bəˈwɪldɚd/

//bəˈwɪldɚd// adj

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

The verdict

“bewildered” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,297. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,297
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bewildered · bewildered · English

bewildered · rank #25,297 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,297
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bennet

Nearest frequency peer: Bennet (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bewildered”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bewildered” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bewildered
PropertyValue
Headwordbewildered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bəˈwɪldɚd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,297
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bewildered”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bewilderedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Bennet” (#25,296), “binoculars” (#25,299), “BCE” (#25,294). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bewildered” is #25,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around bewildered (IPA /bəˈwɪldɚd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,297 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewildered, with forms such as "bbewildered", "beiwldered", and "bewidlered". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is bewildered, spelled B-E-W-I-L-D-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bewildered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.
  2. The Ways of Heav’n are dark and intricate, Puzzled in Mazes, and perplext with Errors; Our Underſtanding traces ’em in vain, Loſt and bewilder’d in the fruitleſs Search; […]

Synonyms

confounded

This word in other languages

confusionné(Français)fassungslos(Deutsch)confuso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbewildered
  • beiwldered
  • bewidlered
  • bewilddered
  • bewildeerd
  • bewilderde
  • bewilderedd
  • bewilderred
  • bewildreed
  • bewiledred
  • bewilldered
  • bewlidered
  • bewwildered
  • bweildered
  • ebwildered

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bewildered - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbewildered1beiwldered2bewidlered2bewilddered1bewildeerd2bewilderde2bewilderedd1bewilderred1
Edit distance from "bewildered"

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 "bewildered"?
"bewildered" is spelled B-E-W-I-L-D-E-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈwɪldɚd/.
What does "bewildered" mean?
As an adjective, "bewildered" means: Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
What are common misspellings of "bewildered"?
Common misspellings include "bbewildered", "beiwldered", "bewidlered", "bewilddered", "bewildeerd". The correct spelling is "bewildered".
How do you pronounce "bewildered"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewildered" is /bəˈwɪldɚd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewildered" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

binoculars#25,299Blackstone#25,300attainable#25,285compulsion#25,325

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

centerpiece15 variantsaeronautics15 variantsconcealing15 variantsaccountancy15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list