hellbound
/ˈhɛl.baʊnd/
"hellbound" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hellbound” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bound for Hell; damned.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hellbound |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈhɛl.baʊnd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hellbound” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hellbound is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈhɛl.baʊnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bound for Hell; damned.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hellbound, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hell + -bound. The correct English form is hellbound, spelled H-E-L-L-B-O-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Bound for Hell; damned.
Etymology
From hell + -bound.
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 “hellbound”
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- The one correct English spelling is H-E-L-L-B-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhɛl.baʊnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.