# bygone

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbaɪɡɒn/ · frequency rank #35,643

## Definitions
1. Having been or happened in the distant past.

## Etymology
From by (adverb) + gone.

## Easily confused with
- **Byron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bygone-vs-byron)
- **Byrne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bygone-vs-byrne)
- **byline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bygone-vs-byline)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bone-vs-bygone)
- **Boone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boone-vs-bygone)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbygone`, `bgyone`, `byggone`, `bygnoe`, `bygoen`, `bygonne`, `byogne`, `byygone`, `ybgone`

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