# beneath

> English word · Adverb · IPA /bɪˈniːθ/ · frequency rank #4,739

## Definitions
1. Below or underneath.

## Etymology
From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- + neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).

## Easily confused with
- **breath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beneath-vs-breath)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbeneath`, `beenath`, `benaeth`, `beneaht`, `beneathh`, `beneatth`, `benetah`, `benneath`, `bneeath`, `ebneath`

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