# became vs behave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### became
*verb · IPA /bɪˈkeɪm/ · frequency rank #728*
simple past of become

### behave
*verb · IPA /bɪˈheɪv/ · frequency rank #7,097*
To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.

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