bushing
/ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/
"bushing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bushing” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #48,641 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,641
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of plain bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bushing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #48,641 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bushing” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bushing is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,641 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bushing, with forms such as "bbushing", "bsuhing", and "buhsing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "buying", "buzzing", "busting", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bush (“metal lining of the axle hole of a wheel or touch hole of a gun”) + -ing. The correct English form is bushing, spelled B-U-S-H-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A type of plain bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
- 2An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
- 3A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
- 4A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
- 5An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
Etymology
From bush (“metal lining of the axle hole of a wheel or touch hole of a gun”) + -ing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbushing,bsuhing,buhsing,bushhing,bushign,bushingg,bushinng,bushnig,busihng,busshing,ubshing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bushing - 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.
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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Using “bushing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-S-H-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “buying” - see the side-by-side comparison. bushing vs buying
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
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.