Bushwick

name

"bushwick" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bushwick” is uncommon English (frequency #58,573 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,573
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.

Key facts for Bushwick
PropertyValue
HeadwordBushwick
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bushwick” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bushwick lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bushwick is uncommon English at frequency #58,573 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bushwick in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bush + wick. The correct English form is Bushwick, spelled B-U-S-H-W-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.

Etymology

From bush + wick.

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 "Bushwick"?
"Bushwick" is spelled B-U-S-H-W-I-C-K.
What does "Bushwick" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bushwick" means: A neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
What is the origin of the word "Bushwick"?
From bush + wick. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Bushwick”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-U-S-H-W-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list