# beck

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛk/ · frequency rank #10,989

## Definitions
1. A stream or small river.

## Etymology
From Middle English bek, bekk, becc, from Old English bæc, bec, bæċe, beċe (“beck, brook”), from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“stream”).
Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), Low German bek, beck, German Bach, Dutch beek, Swedish bäck, Doublet of batch. More at beach.

## Easily confused with
- **bed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bed)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bet)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-ben)
- **bee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bee)
- **beg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-beg)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-btc)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bel)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bey)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bok)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bev)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bes)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-ber)
- **Bic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bic)
- **been** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-been)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-best)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-book)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-beer)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-bell)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-belt)
- **beef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beck-vs-beef)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbeck`, `bcek`, `becck`, `beckk`, `bekc`, `ebck`

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