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 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,273
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of Beroea.

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)

Where “Berea” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Berea is uncommon English at frequency #55,273 among 31,241 “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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Using “Berea”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-E-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bəˈriːə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list