# bereaved

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bɪˈɹiːvd/ · frequency rank #32,696

## Definitions
1. having suffered the death of a loved one

## Easily confused with
- **braved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bereaved-vs-braved)
- **behaved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/behaved-vs-bereaved)
- **berated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berated-vs-bereaved)
- **beheaded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beheaded-vs-bereaved)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbereaved`, `beeraved`, `beraeved`, `bereaevd`, `bereavde`, `bereavedd`, `bereavved`, `berevaed`, `berreaved`, `breeaved`, `ebreaved`

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