berend
verb
berend is spelled B-E-R-E-N-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, berend means “To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in berend?
| Letters | 6: B-E-R-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is berend?
Berend appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
How do you pronounce berend?
Berend has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with berend?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as berend.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bender.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of berend
- berends present, singular, he/she/it
- berending participle, present
- berent participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does berend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over.
Then red with ire, her tresses she berent; And weeping hid the beauty of her face:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does berend come from?
From Middle English *berenden, from Old English berendan (“to peel, take off husk”); equivalent to be- + rend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).