be used to
"be-used-to" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“be used to” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-be-used-to · be used to · English
be used to · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | be used to |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “be used to” in English
Rare enough to double-check
be used to is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for be used to in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is be used to, spelled B-E- -U-S-E-D- -T-O.
Definition
- 1To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how be used to appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm used to this climate.
Over time, you will be used to being on the front line.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.