# bobby

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒbi/ · frequency rank #4,922

## Definitions
1. A police officer.
2. A railway signaller.

## Etymology
From the given name of Sir Robert Peel, who established London’s police force.

## Easily confused with
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-boy)
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-body)
- **bomb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bomb)
- **boob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-boob)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bony)
- **bobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bobo)
- **boxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-boxy)
- **bombs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bombs)
- **boobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-boobs)
- **booty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-booty)
- **bubba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bubba)
- **booby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-booby)
- **bossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bossy)
- **bogey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bogey)
- **bonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bonny)
- **busby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-busby)
- **Bombay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bombay)
- **bubbly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bubbly)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bob-vs-bobby)
- **BBB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bbb-vs-bobby)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbobby`, `bboby`, `bobbyy`, `boby`, `bobyb`, `obbby`

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