# bebop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbiːbɒp/ · frequency rank #35,627

## Definitions
1. An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

## Etymology
Alteration of earlier rebop, nonsense syllables used in scat singing in the 1940s. Compare doo be doo be doo, doo-wop, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-bop)
- **beep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-beep)
- **bobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-bobo)
- **Belo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-belo)
- **boop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-boop)
- **Beto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-beto)
- **below** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-below)
- **Bezos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebop-vs-bezos)
- **Bebe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebe-vs-bebop)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbebop`, `bbeop`, `bebbop`, `bebopp`, `bebpo`, `beobp`, `ebbop`

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