gasbag
/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/
"gasbag" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gasbag” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gasbag · gasbag · English
gasbag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gasbag |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡæs.bæɡ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gasbag” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gasbag is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡæs.bæɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gasbag, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gas + bag. The correct English form is gasbag, spelled G-A-S-B-A-G.
Definition
- 1A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.
- 2A lighter-than-air aircraft; a balloon or dirigible.
- 3A person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements; a windbag.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gasbag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In half an hour a good-sized gas-bag had been formed, and the jerking and straining upon the thongs showed that it was capable of considerable lift.
By this method of construction a considerable amount of support can be imparted to the gasbag, though it does not dispense with the services of the ballonet, as does the entirely rigid type.
Etymology
From gas + bag.
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.