bombard phrase

noun

"bombard-phrase" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bombard phrase” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bombastic language

Corpus desk

Index EN-bombard-phrase · bombard phrase · English

bombard phrase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for bombard phrase
PropertyValue
Headwordbombard phrase
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bombard phrase” in English

bombard phraseranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bombard phrase is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bombastic language".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bombard phrase, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is bombard phrase, spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D- -P-H-R-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bombastic language

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bombard phrase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. . . . Their bombard-phrase, and foot and half-foot words . . .
  2. To the inveterate Hugolater it is probable that his estimate of the author of Les Miserables as a dramatist will seem inadequate; but it is noteworthy that the poverty of Hugo's personages as actual characters, despite their "bombard phrase," receives striking confirmation from one of the greatest of modern French actors.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bombard phrase"?
"bombard phrase" is spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D- -P-H-R-A-S-E.
What does "bombard phrase" mean?
As a noun, "bombard phrase" means: bombastic language
What language does "bombard phrase" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list