Beo

[ˈbeːo]

/[ˈbeːo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beo” is uncommon German (frequency #92,663 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,663
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vogel, der wie ein Rabe aussieht und sehr gut Sprachlaute nachahmen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-beo · Beo · German

Beo · rank #92,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,663
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bengalische

Nearest frequency peer: Bengalische (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Beo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Beo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Beo
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbeːo]
Letters3
Frequency rank#92,663
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beo“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Beofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bengalische“ (#92,662), „beorderte“ (#92,664), „belächeln“ (#92,661). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beo“ bei #92,663. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Beo is uncommon German at frequency #92,663 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbeːo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Vogel, der wie ein Rabe aussieht und sehr gut Sprachlaute nachahmen kann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Beo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beo, spelled B-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Vogel, der wie ein Rabe aussieht und sehr gut Sprachlaute nachahmen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beos sind in Südostasien zu Hause.
  2. Der Beo kann bis zu 20 Jahre alt werden.

Synonyms

Mynah

This word in other languages

mainate(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Beo"?
"Beo" is spelled B-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeːo].
What does "Beo" mean?
As a noun, "Beo" means: ein Vogel, der wie ein Rabe aussieht und sehr gut Sprachlaute nachahmen kann
How do you pronounce "Beo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beo" is [ˈbeːo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beo" come from?
"Beo" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

BFI#92,696BGR#92,697BKS#92,706DHA#92,770

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list