# bene

> English word · Noun · IPA /biːn/ · frequency rank #32,695

## Definitions
1. A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.

## Etymology
From Middle English bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”). Cognate with Danish bøn (“prayer”), Swedish bön (“prayer”), Icelandic bæn (“prayer”), Icelandic bón (“request”). Related to ban. See also boon, bee.

## Easily confused with
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bn)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bet)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bye)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bin)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bon)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bun)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bey)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bev)
- **Boe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-boe)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bes)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-ber)
- **BLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-ble)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-best)
- **blue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-blue)
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bond)
- **bike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bike)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bone)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bite)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-beta)
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bent)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bbene`, `benne`, `bnee`, `ebne`

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