# wombat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ · frequency rank #48,564

## Definitions
1. Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
2. A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.

## Easily confused with
- **womb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/womb-vs-wombat)
- **woman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woman-vs-wombat)

## Common misspellings (9)
`owmbat`, `wmobat`, `wobmat`, `womabt`, `wombatt`, `wombbat`, `wombta`, `wommbat`, `wwombat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wombat