# bested

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbɛstɪd/ · frequency rank #40,581

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of best

## Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

## Easily confused with
- **Bette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-bette)
- **bests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-bests)
- **better** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-better)
- **busted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-busted)
- **buster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-buster)
- **bolted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-bolted)
- **booted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-booted)
- **bestow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-bestow)
- **butted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-butted)
- **bestie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-bestie)
- **blessed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-blessed)
- **blasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-blasted)
- **boasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-boasted)
- **bestowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-bestowed)
- **breasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bested-vs-breasted)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/best-vs-bested)
- **based** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bested)
- **beset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beset-vs-bested)
- **beaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bested)
- **begged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begged-vs-bested)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbested`, `besetd`, `bessted`, `bestde`, `bestedd`, `bestted`, `betsed`, `bseted`, `ebsted`

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