bullets

/ˈbʊl.ɪts/

//ˈbʊl.ɪts// noun

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

The verdict

“bullets” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,876
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of bullet

Corpus desk

Index EN-bullets · bullets · English

bullets · rank #6,876 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,876
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH BS

Nearest frequency peer: BS (-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 “bullets”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bullets” 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).

bullets vs bulls
71% similar
bullets vs bullies
71% similar
bullets vs bullet
86% similar

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

Key facts for bullets
PropertyValue
Headwordbullets
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʊl.ɪts/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,876
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bullets”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bulletslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “BS” (#6,875), “broadcasting” (#6,874), “cannon” (#6,878). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bullets” is #6,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bullets (IPA /ˈbʊl.ɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,876 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of bullet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bullets, with forms such as "bbullets", "blulets", and "bulelts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "bulls", "bullies", "bullet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is bullets, spelled B-U-L-L-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of bullet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbullets
  • blulets
  • bulelts
  • bulets
  • bullest
  • bulletss
  • bulletts
  • bulltes
  • ubllets

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bullets - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbullets1blulets2bulelts2bulets1bullest2bulletss1bulletts1bulltes2
Edit distance from "bullets"

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 "bullets"?
"bullets" is spelled B-U-L-L-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʊl.ɪts/.
What does "bullets" mean?
As a noun, "bullets" means: plural of bullet
What words are commonly confused with "bullets"?
"bullets" is commonly confused with "bulls", "bullies", "bullet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bullets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bullets" is /ˈbʊl.ɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bullets" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bullets", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bizarre#6,872Bernard#6,871cleaned#6,882altered#6,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chairs9 variantsanchor9 variantsdiving9 variantsDuncan9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list