morbid

/ˈmɔː.bɪd/

//ˈmɔː.bɪd// adj

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"morbid" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“morbid” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,711
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.

Corpus desk

Index EN-morbid · morbid · English

morbid · rank #20,711 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,711
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moi

Nearest frequency peer: moi (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “morbid”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “morbid” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

morbid vs Mori
50% similar
morbid vs Morin
50% similar
morbid vs Moria
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for morbid
PropertyValue
Headwordmorbid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmɔː.bɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,711
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “morbid”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).morbidlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “moi” (#20,710), “Missy” (#20,709), “multiplication” (#20,713). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “morbid” is #20,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around morbid (IPA /ˈmɔː.bɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,711 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for morbid, with forms such as "mmorbid", "mobrid", and "morbbid". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Mori", "Morin", "Moria", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morī (“to die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”). The correct English form is morbid, spelled M-O-R-B-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
  2. 2
    Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
  3. 3
    Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
  4. 4
    Grisly or gruesome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how morbid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “Enough to make a man morbid, to be stalked by beastly journalists and stared at by gaping moon-faced idiots, wherever he goes!”
  2. morbid child

Etymology

From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morī (“to die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).

Synonyms

pathologicalsicktwistedunhealthyunwholesomewarpedblackghoulishgrimmacabrebloodydisgustinggorygrislygruesomesickening

This word in other languages

mórbido(Español)morbide(Français)morbid(Deutsch)mórbido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorbid
  • mobrid
  • morbbid
  • morbdi
  • morbidd
  • moribd
  • morrbid
  • mrobid
  • omrbid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of morbid - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmorbid1mobrid2morbbid1morbdi2morbidd1moribd2morrbid1mrobid2
Edit distance from "morbid"

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 "morbid"?
"morbid" is spelled M-O-R-B-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔː.bɪd/.
What does "morbid" mean?
As an adjective, "morbid" means: Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
What words are commonly confused with "morbid"?
"morbid" is commonly confused with "Mori", "Morin", "Moria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morbid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morbid" is /ˈmɔː.bɪd/. 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 "morbid"?
From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morī (“to die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "morbid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list