rosebud
/ˈɹəʊz.bʌd/
"rosebud" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rosebud” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,066 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,066
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The bud of a rose.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rosebud |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹəʊz.bʌd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,066 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rosebud” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for rosebud is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹəʊz.bʌd/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,066 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rosebud, with forms such as "orsebud", "roesbud", and "rosbeud". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From rose + bud. The correct English form is rosebud, spelled R-O-S-E-B-U-D.
Definition
- 1The bud of a rose.
- 2A pretty young woman.
- 3A debutante.
- 4Any of assorted small seashells with a pink or partially pink color, usually of the family Muricidae.
- 5A mouth.
- 6the indentation of a surface caused by an incorrect hammer strike (missing the nail)
- 7The anus.
- 8The clitoris.
- 9A woman's nipples, namely when erect.
Etymology
From rose + bud.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: orsebud,roesbud,rosbeud,rosebbud,rosebdu,rosebudd,roseubd,rossebud,rrosebud,rsoebud
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rosebud - 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.
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.
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Using “rosebud”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-O-S-E-B-U-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹəʊz.bʌd/ (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
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.