becry
/bɪˈkɹaɪ/
"becry" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“becry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
Corpus desk
Index EN-becry · becry · English
becry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | becry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /bɪˈkɹaɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “becry” in English
Rare enough to double-check
becry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /bɪˈkɹaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for becry in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry. The correct English form is becry, spelled B-E-C-R-Y.
Definition
- 1To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
- 2To accuse.
- 3To bewitch.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how becry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wisdom, becried on either hand, will steer very nicely a middle course between these extremes; allowing here, forbidding there.
"The Sun becried its death" — it rained during that fiesta celebrated on 4 May [...]
Etymology
From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.