Bondi
/ˈbɒn.daɪ/
"bondi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Bondi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,340. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,340
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bondi · Bondi · English
Bondi · rank #30,340 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,340
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bok
Nearest frequency peer: bok (-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 “Bondi”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- blurring
blurring
69,665 corpus weight
- boardroom
boardroom
69,664 corpus weight
- bok
bok
69,662 corpus weight
- Bondi
Bondi
69,661 corpus weight
- bottomless
bottomless
69,659 corpus weight
- BPM
BPM
69,658 corpus weight
What this shows “Bondi” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bondi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɒn.daɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,340 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Bondi”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Bondi (IPA /ˈbɒn.daɪ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,340 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bondi, with forms such as "bbondi", "bnodi", and "bodni". 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, "bone", "Boyd", "bong", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: "Bondi," originally "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks" or "noise of water breaking over rocks." The correct English form is Bondi, spelled B-O-N-D-I.
Definition
- 1A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 2A surname.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bondi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The party, Hanukkah by the Sea, is an annual event run by Chabad of Bondi, where the community lights up the menorah on the first day of the holiday. […] The Israeli organization ZAKA has dispatched a delegation, along with logistical equipment, to Bondi to assist in identifying the victims and handling the situation according to Jewish law.
Fetterman told reporters after the vote that he decided to support Bondi because of her qualifications, even though she is not his “ideal” choice.
Etymology
"Bondi," originally "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks" or "noise of water breaking over rocks."
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbondi
- bnodi
- bodni
- bonddi
- bonid
- bonndi
- obndi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bondi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bondi", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).