# bewildering

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bɪˈwɪldəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #35,197

## Definitions
1. Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.

## Etymology
From bewilder (“to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices”) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like words from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; and forming the present participles of verbs).

## Common misspellings (17)
`bbewildering`, `beiwldering`, `bewidlering`, `bewilddering`, `bewildeirng`, `bewilderign`, `bewilderingg`, `bewilderinng`, `bewildernig`, `bewilderring`, `bewildreing`, `bewiledring`, `bewilldering`, `bewlidering`, `bewwildering`, `bweildering`, `ebwildering`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bewildering