borborygmus
/bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/
"borborygmus" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“borborygmus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
Corpus desk
Index EN-borborygmus · borborygmus · English
borborygmus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borborygmus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “borborygmus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
borborygmus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for borborygmus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin borborygmus, from Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós), of onomatopoeic origin. The correct English form is borborygmus, spelled B-O-R-B-O-R-Y-G-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
- 2Something resembling borborygmus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how borborygmus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Finally, the emotional borborygmus subsiding, she produced, at last, the words: "It is said 'Bonnet.' As the hat which is tied beneath the chin."
Etymology
From New Latin borborygmus, from Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós), of onomatopoeic origin.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.