# clickbait

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɪkbeɪt/ · frequency rank #41,049

## Definitions
1. Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.

## Etymology
From click + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).

## Common misspellings (14)
`cclickbait`, `cilckbait`, `clcikbait`, `clicbkait`, `clicckbait`, `clickabit`, `clickbaitt`, `clickbati`, `clickbbait`, `clickbiat`, `clickkbait`, `clikcbait`, `cllickbait`, `lcickbait`

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