# bridesmaid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/ · frequency rank #26,023

## Definitions
1. A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
2. A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.

## Etymology
From bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the saying always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbridesmaid`, `birdesmaid`, `brdiesmaid`, `briddesmaid`, `bridemsaid`, `bridesamid`, `bridesmadi`, `bridesmaidd`, `bridesmiad`, `bridesmmaid`, `bridessmaid`, `bridsemaid`, `briedsmaid`, `brridesmaid`, `rbidesmaid`

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