# bribery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ · frequency rank #17,091

## Definitions
1. The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
2. The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes.

## Etymology
From bribe + -ery.

## Easily confused with
- **bribes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bribery-vs-bribes)
- **bribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bribe-vs-bribery)
- **bribed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bribed-vs-bribery)
- **brewery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brewery-vs-bribery)
- **bravery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravery-vs-bribery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbribery`, `birbery`, `brbiery`, `bribbery`, `briberry`, `briberyy`, `bribeyr`, `bribrey`, `briebry`, `brribery`, `rbibery`

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