# bombshell

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑmʃɛl/ · frequency rank #23,762

## Definitions
1. Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
2. Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
3. Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

## Etymology
From bomb + shell.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbombshell`, `bmobshell`, `bobmshell`, `bombbshell`, `bombhsell`, `bombsehll`, `bombshel`, `bombshhell`, `bombshlel`, `bombsshell`, `bommbshell`, `bomsbhell`, `obmbshell`

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