# bumblebee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/ · frequency rank #31,889

## Definitions
1. Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
2. A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
3. A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.

## Etymology
1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbumblebee`, `bmublebee`, `bubmlebee`, `bumbblebee`, `bumbelbee`, `bumblbeee`, `bumblebbee`, `bumblebe`, `bumbleebe`, `bumbllebee`, `bumlbebee`, `bummblebee`, `ubmblebee`

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