Berean
noun, adjective
Berean is spelled B-E-R-E-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Berean means “An inhabitant of the ancient city of Berea in what is now northern Greece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Berean is Bereans.
How many letters and syllables are in Berean?
| Letters | 6: B-E-R-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Berean?
Berean appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Berean
- Bereans plural
- Beroean
- more Berean comparative
- most Berean superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Berean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of the ancient city of Berea in what is now northern Greece.
- 2
A member of an 18th-century Scottish Protestant sect who derived all knowledge of God from the Bible.
- 3
Someone who is meticulous in the study of the Scriptures.
adjective
- 1
Meticulous in the study of the Scriptures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Berean come from?
From Berea + -an. Protestants adopted the name in reference to the Bible, Acts 17: "These [Bereans] were more noble than those in Thessalonica in that they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were so."
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).