# boredom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɔː.dəm/ · frequency rank #15,760

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

## Etymology
From bore + -dom.

## Easily confused with
- **bored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bored-vs-boredom)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bboredom`, `boerdom`, `bordeom`, `boreddom`, `boredmo`, `boredomm`, `boreodm`, `borredom`, `broedom`, `obredom`

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