# bent

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɛnt/ · frequency rank #7,199

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of bend

## Etymology
From Middle English bent-, preterite stem (as in bente, benten, etc.), and Middle English bent, ibent, ybent, past participle forms of Middle English benden (“to bend”). Equivalent to bend + -t.

## Easily confused with
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bt)
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bn)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-but)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bit)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bet)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bin)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bot)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bon)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bun)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bey)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bev)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bes)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-ber)
- **BMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bmt)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-best)
- **boat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-boat)
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bond)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-bone)
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-butt)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-beta)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbent`, `bennt`, `bentt`, `betn`, `bnet`, `ebnt`

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