bewail
/bɪˈweɪl/verb
bewail is spelled B-E-W-A-I-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bewail means “To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bewail?
| Letters | 6: B-E-W-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 bewail?
Bewail appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 bewail?
- /bɪˈweɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bewail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bewail
- bewails present, singular, he/she/it
- bewailing participle, present
- bewailed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bewail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bewail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to wail over:
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 bewail come from?
From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).