# beast vs beastly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beast
*noun · IPA /biːst/ · frequency rank #4,350*
An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.

### beastly
*adjective · IPA /ˈbiːstli/ · frequency rank #38,752*
Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.

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