Berea

/bəˈriːə/

//bəˈriːə// name

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"berea" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Berea” is uncommon English (frequency #55,273 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,273
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Beroea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-berea · Berea · English

Berea · rank #55,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,273
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH beleive

Nearest frequency peer: beleive (-4 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Berea”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Berea” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Berea
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerea
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/bəˈriːə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Berea” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Bereafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “beleive” (#55,269), “biannual” (#55,277), “Becks” (#55,268). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Berea” is #55,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Berea is uncommon English at frequency #55,273 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /bəˈriːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Berea, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Beroea, from Ancient Greek Βέροια (Béroia). The correct English form is Berea, spelled B-E-R-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of Beroea.
  2. 2
    A district of Lesotho.
  3. 3
    A city in Madison County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. 4
    A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
  5. 5
    A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
  6. 6
    An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina, United States.
  7. 7
    A census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.
  8. 8
    An unincorporated community in Giles County, Tennessee, United States.
  9. 9
    An unincorporated community in Warren County, Tennessee, United States.
  10. 10
    An unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.
  11. 11
    An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
  12. 12
    A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  13. 13
    A former unincorporated community in Adair County, Iowa, United States.

Etymology

From Latin Beroea, from Ancient Greek Βέροια (Béroia).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Berea"?
"Berea" is spelled B-E-R-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈriːə/.
What does "Berea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Berea" means: Alternative form of Beroea.
How do you pronounce "Berea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berea" is /bəˈriːə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Berea"?
From Latin Beroea, from Ancient Greek Βέροια (Béroia). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Berea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Becks#55,268bogie#55,288buzzy#55,301Arles#55,244

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list