bindweed
/ˈbaɪndwiːd/
"bindweed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bindweed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
Corpus desk
Index EN-bindweed · bindweed · English
bindweed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bindweed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbaɪndwiːd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bindweed” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bindweed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbaɪndwiːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bindweed in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bind + weed. The correct English form is bindweed, spelled B-I-N-D-W-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
- 2Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
- 3Any of several trailing vine-like plants in the family Convolvulaceae with funnel-shaped flowers:
- 4Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:
- 5Any of several plants of species in other families with similar appearance:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bindweed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
the slender bindweed wound about with its pale and delicate flowers—so delicate, yet so deadly; and one or two late flowers yet put forth their wan blossoms, pining as if gentle exiles of the spring, and yet very, very lovely.
Etymology
From bind + weed.
This word in other languages
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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.