homebound

/ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/

//ˈhoʊmbaʊnd// adj

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"homebound" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homebound” is uncommon English (frequency #70,750 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,750
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.

Key facts for homebound
PropertyValue
Headwordhomebound
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “homebound” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). homebound lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homebound is uncommon English at frequency #70,750 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for homebound, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From home + bound or home + -bound. The correct English form is homebound, spelled H-O-M-E-B-O-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.
  2. 2
    Confined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.

Etymology

From home + bound or home + -bound.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homebound"?
"homebound" is spelled H-O-M-E-B-O-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/.
What does "homebound" mean?
As an adjective, "homebound" means: Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.
How do you pronounce "homebound"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homebound" is /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/. 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 "homebound"?
From home + bound or home + -bound. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “homebound”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is H-O-M-E-B-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/ (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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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