# became

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈkeɪm/ · frequency rank #728

## Definitions
1. simple past of become
2. past participle of become

## Easily confused with
- **blame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/became-vs-blame)
- **become** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/became-vs-become)
- **behave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/became-vs-behave)
- **beware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/became-vs-beware)
- **because** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/became-vs-because)
- **becomes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/became-vs-becomes)
- **beam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beam-vs-became)
- **beams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beams-vs-became)
- **beamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beamed-vs-became)
- **beamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beamer-vs-became)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbecame`, `bceame`, `beacme`, `becaem`, `becamme`, `beccame`, `becmae`, `ebcame`

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