# deathbed

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/ · frequency rank #29,993

## Definitions
1. The bed on which someone dies.
2. The last hours before death.
3. A grave; the site of a burial or entombment.

## Etymology
From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death + bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`daethbed`, `ddeathbed`, `deahtbed`, `deatbhed`, `deathbbed`, `deathbde`, `deathbedd`, `deathebd`, `deathhbed`, `deatthbed`, `detahbed`, `edathbed`

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