gummy bear
"gummy-bear" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gummy bear” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gummy bear |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gummy bear” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gummy bear is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear".
Zero misspellings are on record for gummy bear in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of German Gummibär The correct English form is gummy bear, spelled G-U-M-M-Y- -B-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear
Etymology
Calque of German Gummibär
Synonyms
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.
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Using “gummy bear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-M-M-Y- -B-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.