# bounty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaʊnti/ · frequency rank #10,500

## Definitions
1. Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
2. Something given liberally; a gift.
3. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
4. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
5. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
6. An abundance or wealth.

## Etymology
From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonitās.

## Easily confused with
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-bout)
- **bunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-bunt)
- **bunny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-bunny)
- **bouts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-bouts)
- **Bundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-bundy)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-brunt)
- **busty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounty-vs-busty)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bony-vs-bounty)
- **bound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bound-vs-bounty)
- **blunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blunt-vs-bounty)
- **booty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booty-vs-bounty)
- **bonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonny-vs-bounty)
- **bounce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounce-vs-bounty)
- **bounds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bounds-vs-bounty)
- **bouncy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bouncy-vs-bounty)
- **Blount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blount-vs-bounty)
- **bluntly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluntly-vs-bounty)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbounty`, `bonuty`, `bounnty`, `bountty`, `bountyy`, `bounyt`, `boutny`, `buonty`, `obunty`

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