bullied

/ˈbʊlid/

//ˈbʊlid// verb

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

The verdict

“bullied” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,350
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of bully

Corpus desk

Index EN-bullied · bullied · English

bullied · rank #11,350 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,350
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH broadband

Nearest frequency peer: broadband (-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 “bullied”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bullied” 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).

bullied vs buried
71% similar
bullied vs bullies
86% similar
bullied vs bullpen
71% similar

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

Key facts for bullied
PropertyValue
Headwordbullied
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbʊlid/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,350
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bullied”

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).bulliedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “broadband” (#11,349), “bumper” (#11,351), “Brent” (#11,348). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bullied” is #11,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bullied (IPA /ˈbʊlid/), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,350 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of bully".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bullied, with forms such as "bbullied", "blulied", and "bulied". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "buried", "bullies", "bullpen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is bullied, spelled B-U-L-L-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of bully

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbullied
  • blulied
  • bulied
  • buliled
  • bulleid
  • bullide
  • bulliedd
  • ubllied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbullied1blulied2bulied1buliled2bulleid2bullide2bulliedd1ubllied2
Edit distance from "bullied"

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 "bullied"?
"bullied" is spelled B-U-L-L-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʊlid/.
What does "bullied" mean?
As a verb, "bullied" means: simple past and past participle of bully
What words are commonly confused with "bullied"?
"bullied" is commonly confused with "buried", "bullies", "bullpen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bullied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bullied" is /ˈbʊlid/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bullied" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Brendan#11,347coaster#11,357Cornell#11,361Daniels#11,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Brent8 variantschalk8 variantscoated8 variantsavatar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list