begrieve
"begrieve" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“begrieve” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To grieve over or about.
Corpus desk
Index EN-begrieve · begrieve · English
begrieve · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | begrieve |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “begrieve” in English
Rare enough to double-check
begrieve is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for begrieve, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From be- (“around, about, over”) + grieve. The correct English form is begrieve, spelled B-E-G-R-I-E-V-E.
Definition
- 1To grieve over or about.
- 2To cause grief or grieving.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how begrieve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] and the nine hundred and ninety-nine out of the second who do begrieve Lucas's shameful condition and would improve it […]
He also marvels at a hoard of holy relics, begrieving the lack of care shown by their new keepers. Near Namur on the Meuse he describes a hermits' lodge carved in stone with the internal movable contrivance representing the Passion.
Etymology
From be- (“around, about, over”) + grieve.
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.