bedo
/bəˈdu(ː)/obsolete
bedo is spelled B-E-D-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bedo means “To shut; make or put to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bedo?
| Letters | 4: B-E-D-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bedo?
Bedo appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bedo?
- /bəˈdu(ː)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with bedo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as bedo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bode, dobe.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bedo
- bedoes present, singular, he/she/it
- bedoing participle, present
- bedid past
- bedone participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bedo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo shut; make or put to.
- 2
obsoleteTo befoul; defile with ordure.
- 3
obsoleteTo adorn; ornament; garnish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bedo come from?
From Middle English bedon, from Old English bedōn (“to shut”), equivalent to be- + do.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).