# beast

> English word · Noun · IPA /biːst/ · frequency rank #4,350

## Definitions
1. An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
2. An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
3. An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
4. An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
5. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
6. Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.
7. Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
8. A sex offender.
9. Something unpleasant and difficult.
10. A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.

## Etymology
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.

## Easily confused with
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bet)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bes)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-best)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-beat)
- **boat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-boat)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-belt)
- **bias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bias)
- **beds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-beds)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bust)
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bent)
- **bees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bees)
- **bets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bets)
- **beau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-beau)
- **Bert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bert)
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-brat)
- **begs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-begs)
- **Bess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-bess)
- **beet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-beet)
- **Beit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-beit)
- **Boas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-boas)

## Common misspellings (6)
`baest`, `bbeast`, `beasst`, `beastt`, `besat`, `ebast`

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