beatitude
/biːˈætɪtjuːd/
"beatitude" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“beatitude” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,014 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,014
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beatitude |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /biːˈætɪtjuːd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #99,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beatitude” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for beatitude is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /biːˈætɪtjuːd/. Corpus data places it at rank #99,014 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for beatitude in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”). The correct English form is beatitude, spelled B-E-A-T-I-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
- 2Any of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5).
Etymology
From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).
This word in other languages
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 “beatitude”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-E-A-T-I-T-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /biːˈætɪtjuːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.