# burglary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #16,186

## Definitions
1. The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
2. The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
3. The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.

## Etymology
From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).

## Easily confused with
- **bursary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burglary-vs-bursary)
- **burglar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burglar-vs-burglary)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bburglary`, `bruglary`, `bugrlary`, `burgalry`, `burgglary`, `burglarry`, `burglaryy`, `burglayr`, `burgllary`, `burglray`, `burlgary`, `burrglary`, `ubrglary`

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