beanie
/ˈbiː.ni/noun
beanie is spelled B-E-A-N-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beanie means “A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beanie is beanies.
How many letters and syllables are in beanie?
| Letters | 6: B-E-A-N-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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; 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 beanie?
Beanie appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 beanie?
- US /ˈbiː.ni/
Beanie has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-beanie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with beanie?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as beanie from its last stressed vowel (/ini/):
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 beanie
- beanies plural
- beenie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beanie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
Enrique Iglesias is often seen wearing a beanie.
- 2
A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.
- 3
informalA Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beanie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cap that fits the head closely:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bonnet, tuque |
| German | Beanie, Haube, Mütze, Strickhaube, Strickmütze |
| Portuguese | touca, gorro |
| Spanish | gorro, capillo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does beanie come from?
From bean (“the head”) + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).