bomber

/ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/

//ˈbɒmə(ɹ)// noun

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

The verdict

“bomber” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,517
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bomber · bomber · English

bomber · rank #8,517 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,517
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blaming

Nearest frequency peer: blaming (-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 “bomber”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bomber” 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).

bomber vs bombs
67% similar
bomber vs boxer
67% similar
bomber vs boner
67% similar

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

Key facts for bomber
PropertyValue
Headwordbomber
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,517
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bomber”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bomberlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “blaming” (#8,516), “Bt” (#8,518), “blah” (#8,515). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bomber” is #8,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bomber (IPA /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,517 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bomber, with forms such as "bbomber", "bmober", and "bobmer". 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, "bombs", "boxer", "boner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bomb + -er. The correct English form is bomber, spelled B-O-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
  2. 2
    A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of bomber jacket.
  4. 4
    A 22-ounce beer bottle.
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of graffiti bomber.
  6. 6
    A large cannabis cigarette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As many as 100,000 Japanese people were killed and another million injured, most of them civilians, when more than 300 American B-29 bombers dropped 1,500 tons of firebombs on the Japanese capital that night.
  2. B-2 bombers are the only plane capable of carrying the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, which experts have highlighted as the only type of bomb potentially capable of destroying Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. Each B-2 bomber is able to carry two of these “bunker buster” bombs, which weigh an impressive 30,000 pounds each.

Etymology

From bomb + -er.

This word in other languages

bombardier(Français)Bomber(Deutsch)bombardeiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbomber
  • bmober
  • bobmer
  • bombber
  • bomberr
  • bombre
  • bomebr
  • bommber
  • obmber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bomber - 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.

bbomber1bmober2bobmer2bombber1bomberr1bombre2bomebr2bommber1
Edit distance from "bomber"

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 "bomber"?
"bomber" is spelled B-O-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/.
What does "bomber" mean?
As a noun, "bomber" means: A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
What words are commonly confused with "bomber"?
"bomber" is commonly confused with "bombs", "boxer", "boner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bomber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bomber" is /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bomber"?
From bomb + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list