# beehive

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbiːhaɪv/ · frequency rank #33,144

## Definitions
1. A sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live.
2. A sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live.
3. Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
4. A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.
5. A particular style of hat.
6. A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
7. Alternative form of Beehive.
8. In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life pattern with a rounded appearance.
9. A diagram showing where balls have passed the batter, used in analysis.

## Etymology
From Middle English beehyve, equivalent to bee + hive.

## Easily confused with
- **behave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beehive-vs-behave)
- **belive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beehive-vs-belive)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbeehive`, `beehhive`, `beehiev`, `beehivve`, `beehvie`, `beeihve`, `beheive`, `behive`, `ebehive`

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