beggary
/ˈbɛɡəɹi/
"beggary" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“beggary” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
Corpus desk
Index EN-beggary · beggary · English
beggary · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | beggary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɛɡəɹi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “beggary” in English
Rare enough to double-check
beggary is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛɡəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for beggary in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From beggar + -y. The correct English form is beggary, spelled B-E-G-G-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
- 2The fact or action of begging.
- 3Beggarly appearance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beggary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Happily some haplesse man hath conscience, And for his conscience lives in beggary.
Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail And say there is no sin but to be rich; And being rich, my virtue then shall be To say there is no vice but beggary.
Etymology
From beggar + -y.
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.