Bodleian

adj

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"bodleian" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bodleian” is uncommon English (frequency #53,407 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,407
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley.

Key facts for Bodleian
PropertyValue
HeadwordBodleian
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bodleian” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bodleian lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bodleian is uncommon English at frequency #53,407 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Bodleian doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Bodley + -an, named after English diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), founder of Oxford University's Bodleian Library. The correct English form is Bodleian, spelled B-O-D-L-E-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the Bodleian Library.

Etymology

From Bodley + -an, named after English diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), founder of Oxford University's Bodleian Library.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bodleian"?
"Bodleian" is spelled B-O-D-L-E-I-A-N.
What does "Bodleian" mean?
As an adjective, "Bodleian" means: Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley.
What is the origin of the word "Bodleian"?
From Bodley + -an, named after English diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), founder of Oxford University's Bodleian Library. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Bodleian”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-O-D-L-E-I-A-N - 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list