# bombard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/ · frequency rank #39,713

## Definitions
1. A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
2. A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
3. A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
4. A bombardment.
5. A bombardon.

## Etymology
From Middle English bombard, from Middle French bombarde (“a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a bassoon-like musical instrument”), from Latin bombus (“buzzing; booming”).
The modern pronunciation is from modern French bombarde.

## Easily confused with
- **bomber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombard-vs-bomber)
- **Bombay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombard-vs-bombay)
- **bombed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombard-vs-bombed)
- **board** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/board-vs-bombard)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbombard`, `bmobard`, `bobmard`, `bomabrd`, `bombadr`, `bombardd`, `bombarrd`, `bombbard`, `bombrad`, `bommbard`, `obmbard`

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