bearded
/ˈbɪədɪd/
"bearded" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bearded” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #18,492 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #18,492
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having a beard; involving a beard.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bearded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbɪədɪd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,492 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bearded” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bearded is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɪədɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,492 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bearded, with forms such as "baerded", "bbearded", and "beadred". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bearer", "bladed", "bedded", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English berded, either from Old English ġebearded or formed anew in Middle English; by surface analysis, beard + -ed. Compare Dutch bebaarde (“bearded”), Middle Low German bārt (“bearded”), archaic German gebartet (“bearded”). The correct English form is bearded, spelled B-E-A-R-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having a beard; involving a beard.
- 2Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).
- 3Of an axe: having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.
- 4Having a beard (or similar appendage) of a specified type.
- 5Having barbs of a certain color.
Etymology
From Middle English berded, either from Old English ġebearded or formed anew in Middle English; by surface analysis, beard + -ed. Compare Dutch bebaarde (“bearded”), Middle Low German bārt (“bearded”), archaic German gebartet (“bearded”).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: baerded,bbearded,beadred,beardde,beardded,beardedd,bearedd,bearrded,beraded,ebarded
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bearded - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bearded”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-E-A-R-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɪədɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bearer” - see the side-by-side comparison. bearded vs bearer
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.