bobsleigh
"bobsleigh" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bobsleigh” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,089
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bobsleigh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bobsleigh” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around bobsleigh, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,089 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bobsleigh, with forms such as "bbobsleigh", "bbosleigh", and "bobbsleigh". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport. The correct English form is bobsleigh, spelled B-O-B-S-L-E-I-G-H.
Definition
- 1A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
- 2A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
- 3The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
Etymology
From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbobsleigh
- bbosleigh
- bobbsleigh
- boblseigh
- bobseligh
- bobslegih
- bobsleiggh
- bobsleighh
- bobsleihg
- bobsliegh
- bobslleigh
- bobssleigh
- bosbleigh
- obbsleigh
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bobsleigh - 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 “bobsleigh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-B-S-L-E-I-G-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.