begladden
"begladden" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“begladden” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-begladden · begladden · English
begladden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | begladden |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “begladden” in English
Rare enough to double-check
begladden is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.".
begladden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden. The correct English form is begladden, spelled B-E-G-L-A-D-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how begladden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Such a hope would begladden the heart of the most insipid.
So acquaint me with the facts of the case for naught shall befal thee save that which shall begladden thee; and, when thou shalt have spoken sooth, fear not harm shall betide thee.
Etymology
From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden.
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.