bombed

adj

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"bombed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bombed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,555. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,555
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intoxicated; drunk or high

Corpus desk

Index EN-bombed · bombed · English

bombed · rank #12,555 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,555
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bolts

Nearest frequency peer: bolts (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bombed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bombed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bombed vs bored
67% similar
bombed vs bombs
67% similar
bombed vs boxed
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bombed
PropertyValue
Headwordbombed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,555
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bombed” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bombedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “bolts” (#12,554), “campaigning” (#12,556), “canned” (#12,557). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bombed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,555 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "intoxicated; drunk or high".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombed, with forms such as "bbombed", "bmobed", and "bobmed". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bored", "bombs", "boxed", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is bombed, spelled B-O-M-B-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    intoxicated; drunk or high

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dan's brother bought us a bottle of whisky and we got bombed.

Synonyms

drunkstoned

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbombed
  • bmobed
  • bobmed
  • bombbed
  • bombde
  • bombedd
  • bomebd
  • bommbed
  • obmbed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bombed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbombed1bmobed2bobmed2bombbed1bombde2bombedd1bomebd2bommbed1
Edit distance from "bombed"

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 "bombed"?
"bombed" is spelled B-O-M-B-E-D.
What does "bombed" mean?
As an adjective, "bombed" means: intoxicated; drunk or high
What words are commonly confused with "bombed"?
"bombed" is commonly confused with "bored", "bombs", "boxed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bombed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bombed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

canned#12,557carrot#12,560assert#12,544alpine#12,539

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

blossom9 variantsbladder9 variantsaquatic9 variantsAlgeria9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list