# beaten

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbiː.tən/ · frequency rank #5,007

## Definitions
1. Defeated.
2. Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
3. Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
4. Trite; hackneyed.

## Etymology
From beat + -en.

## Easily confused with
- **been** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-been)
- **beats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beats)
- **Bette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bette)
- **better** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-better)
- **beaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beaver)
- **bitten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bitten)
- **Benton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-benton)
- **bergen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bergen)
- **Beatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beatty)
- **brazen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-brazen)
- **beater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beater)
- **Braden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-braden)
- **belted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-belted)
- **bested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bested)
- **Beatle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beatle)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beaton)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beating)
- **Beatles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beatles)
- **belated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-belated)
- **Boateng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-boateng)

## Common misspellings (8)
`baeten`, `bbeaten`, `beaetn`, `beatenn`, `beatne`, `beatten`, `betaen`, `ebaten`

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