bismuth
/ˈbɪz.məθ/
"bismuth" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bismuth” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,529
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bismuth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɪz.məθ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,529 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bismuth” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around bismuth (IPA /ˈbɪz.məθ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,529 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bismuth, with forms such as "bbismuth", "bimsuth", and "bismmuth". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”). The correct English form is bismuth, spelled B-I-S-M-U-T-H.
Definition
- 1A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
- 2A single atom of this element.
Etymology
From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbismuth
- bimsuth
- bismmuth
- bismtuh
- bismuht
- bismuthh
- bismutth
- bissmuth
- bisumth
- bsimuth
- ibsmuth
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bismuth - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “bismuth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-I-S-M-U-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɪz.məθ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.