bushido
/buˈʃi.doʊ/
"bushido" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bushido” is uncommon English (frequency #68,069 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,069
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bushido |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /buˈʃi.doʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bushido” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bushido is uncommon English at frequency #68,069 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /buˈʃi.doʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bushido, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士 (mju^X dzri^X, “warrior”) + 道 (daw^X, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士 (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶). The correct English form is bushido, spelled B-U-S-H-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士 (mju^X dzri^X, “warrior”) + 道 (daw^X, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士 (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶).
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is B-U-S-H-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.