# bilbo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪlbəʊ/ · frequency rank #35,633

## Definitions
1. A device for punishment. See bilboes.
2. A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.

## Etymology
From Bilbao, a city in Spain.

## Easily confused with
- **bio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bio)
- **bill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bill)
- **bulb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bulb)
- **bile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bile)
- **bobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bobo)
- **bolo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bolo)
- **bills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bills)
- **billy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-billy)
- **bingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bingo)
- **bulbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bulbs)
- **bimbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bimbo)
- **bilge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bilge)
- **Bixby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbo-vs-bixby)
- **bib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bib-vs-bilbo)
- **bibi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bibi-vs-bilbo)
- **Belo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belo-vs-bilbo)
- **bello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bello-vs-bilbo)
- **Bilal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bilbo)
- **balboa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balboa-vs-bilbo)
- **Bilbao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbao-vs-bilbo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbilbo`, `biblo`, `bilbbo`, `billbo`, `bilob`, `blibo`, `iblbo`

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