bevy
/ˈbɛvi/noun
bevy is spelled B-E-V-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bevy means “A group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bevy is bevies.
How many letters and syllables are in bevy?
| Letters | 4: B-E-V-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is bevy?
Bevy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 bevy?
- /ˈbɛvi/
Bevy 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). Recordings: En-au-bevy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bevy
Sounds like: bevvy (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bevy
- bevies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bevy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
- 2
A group, especially a large group, and especially a group of attractive girls or women.
- 3
Alternative form of bevvy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bevy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vol, passée |
| German | Schwarm, Schar |
| Portuguese | bando |
| Spanish | bandada , grupo, colección |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bevy come from?
From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).