burst in
"burst-in" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“burst in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - to enter suddenly and unexpectedly
Corpus desk
Index EN-burst-in · burst in · English
burst in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burst in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “burst in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
burst in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "to enter suddenly and unexpectedly".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for burst in, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is burst in, spelled B-U-R-S-T- -I-N.
Definition
- 1to enter suddenly and unexpectedly
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how burst in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One of the editors, who had promised not to show any footage of Teresa, didn't keep his promise; and who but the members of the BS Club would take notice of the woman taking a bath in Wanda's circular bathtub as Rolf, who had burst in on her unannounced (“that's the nature of opportunists,” squeaked Teresa, "they always burst in on you unannounced") expla…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.