beady
/ˈbi.di/adjective
beady is spelled B-E-A-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, beady means “Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in beady?
| Letters | 5: B-E-A-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is beady?
Beady appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce beady?
- UK /ˈbiː.di/
- US /ˈbi.di/
Beady has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-beady.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with beady?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as beady from its last stressed vowel (/idi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of beady
- beadier comparative
- more beady comparative
- beadiest superlative
- most beady superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beady mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
- 2
Bright and penetrating. (of eyes or a look)
- 3
Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.
- 4
Characterized by beads.
beady liquor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does beady come from?
From bead + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).