boredom

/ˈbɔː.dəm/

//ˈbɔː.dəm// noun

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"boredom" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“boredom” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,760
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being bored.

Corpus desk

Index EN-boredom · boredom · English

boredom · rank #15,760 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,760
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bondage

Nearest frequency peer: bondage (-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 “boredom”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “boredom” 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).

boredom vs bored
71% similar

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

Key facts for boredom
PropertyValue
Headwordboredom
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɔː.dəm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,760
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “boredom”

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).boredomlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bondage” (#15,759), “bounced” (#15,761), “Billie” (#15,758). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “boredom” is #15,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around boredom (IPA /ˈbɔː.dəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,760 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for boredom, with forms such as "bboredom", "boerdom", and "bordeom". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bored", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bore + -dom. The correct English form is boredom, spelled B-O-R-E-D-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being bored.
  2. 2
    An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.
  3. 3
    The state of being a bore.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The House had just broke up, and the political members had just entered, and in clusters, some standing, and some yawning, some stretching their arms, and some stretching their legs, presented symptoms of an escape from boredom.
  2. [O]nly last Sunday, my Lady, in the desolation of Boredom and the clutch of Giant Despair, almost hated her own maid for being in spirits.

Etymology

From bore + -dom.

Synonyms

ennuitediumdullsville

This word in other languages

aburrimiento(Español)ennui(Français)Langeweile(Deutsch)aborrecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboredom
  • boerdom
  • bordeom
  • boreddom
  • boredmo
  • boredomm
  • boreodm
  • borredom
  • broedom
  • obredom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boredom - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bboredom1boerdom2bordeom2boreddom1boredmo2boredomm1boreodm2borredom1
Edit distance from "boredom"

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 "boredom"?
"boredom" is spelled B-O-R-E-D-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɔː.dəm/.
What does "boredom" mean?
As a noun, "boredom" means: The state of being bored.
What words are commonly confused with "boredom"?
"boredom" is commonly confused with "bored". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boredom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boredom" is /ˈbɔː.dəm/. 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 "boredom"?
From bore + -dom. 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 "boredom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bondage#15,759bounced#15,761Belarus#15,757Buckley#15,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

brunch10 variantsappalling10 variantsapostle10 variantscleanup10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list