# bein

> English word · Adjective · IPA /biːn/ · frequency rank #22,298

## Definitions
1. Wealthy; well-to-do.
2. Well provided; comfortable; cosy.

## Etymology
From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, beat”).
Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain.

## Easily confused with
- **bi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bi)
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bn)
- **big** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-big)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bit)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bet)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-ben)
- **BID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bid)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bin)
- **bio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bio)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bon)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bun)
- **BMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bmi)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bel)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-boi)
- **bis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bis)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bey)
- **biz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-biz)
- **bib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bib)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bev)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bein-vs-bes)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bbein`, `beinn`, `beni`, `bien`, `ebin`

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