bunting

/ˈbʌntɪŋ/

//ˈbʌntɪŋ// noun

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

The verdict

“bunting” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,390
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bunting · bunting · English

bunting · rank #27,390 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,390
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brooch

Nearest frequency peer: brooch (-2 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 “bunting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bunting” 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).

bunting vs buying
71% similar
bunting vs burning
71% similar
bunting vs buzzing
71% similar

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

Key facts for bunting
PropertyValue
Headwordbunting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʌntɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,390
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bunting”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).buntinglands 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 “brooch” (#27,388), “cabal” (#27,392), “Cabrera” (#27,393). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bunting” is #27,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bunting (IPA /ˈbʌntɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,390 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bunting, with forms such as "bbunting", "bnuting", and "bunitng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "buying", "burning", "buzzing", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose. Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”). The correct English form is bunting, spelled B-U-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  2. 2
    A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  3. 3
    Flags considered as a group.

Etymology

Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose. Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”).

This word in other languages

banderole(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbunting
  • bnuting
  • bunitng
  • bunnting
  • buntign
  • buntingg
  • buntinng
  • buntnig
  • buntting
  • butning
  • ubnting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bunting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbunting1bnuting2bunitng2bunnting1buntign2buntingg1buntinng1buntnig2
Edit distance from "bunting"

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 "bunting"?
"bunting" is spelled B-U-N-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʌntɪŋ/.
What does "bunting" mean?
As a noun, "bunting" means: Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
What words are commonly confused with "bunting"?
"bunting" is commonly confused with "buying", "burning", "buzzing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bunting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bunting" is /ˈbʌntɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bunting"?
Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose. Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Cabrera#27,393botanic#27,383cleaver#27,402coexist#27,405

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

causeway11 variantsacquittal11 variantsYokohama11 variantsVoltaire11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list