Easter Bunny

/ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/

//ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni// name

"easter-bunny" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Easter Bunny” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children.

Key facts for Easter Bunny
PropertyValue
HeadwordEaster Bunny
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Easter Bunny” sits in English frequency

Easter Bunny falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Easter Bunny is 12 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Easter Bunny, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Easter + bunny, calque of German Osterhase (literally “Easter hare”). The correct English form is Easter Bunny, spelled E-A-S-T-E-R- -B-U-N-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children.

Etymology

From Easter + bunny, calque of German Osterhase (literally “Easter hare”).

Synonyms

Easter Rabbit

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Easter Bunny"?
"Easter Bunny" is spelled E-A-S-T-E-R- -B-U-N-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/.
What does "Easter Bunny" mean?
As a proper noun, "Easter Bunny" means: A symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children.
How do you pronounce "Easter Bunny"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Easter Bunny" is /ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Easter Bunny"?
From Easter + bunny, calque of German Osterhase (literally “Easter hare”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Easter Bunny”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-A-S-T-E-R- -B-U-N-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

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