# beep

> English word · Noun · IPA /biːp/ · frequency rank #15,964

## Definitions
1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
2. A short, electronically produced tone.
3. A message sent to a pager device.
4. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **BP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bp)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bet)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-ben)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bye)
- **beg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-beg)
- **BJP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bjp)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bel)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bop)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bey)
- **BHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bhp)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bev)
- **Boe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-boe)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bes)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-ber)
- **BMP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bmp)
- **BLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-ble)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-best)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-beer)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bell)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-belt)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bbeep`, `beepp`, `bep`, `bepe`, `ebep`

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