bewed
/biˈwɛd/
"bewed" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bewed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bewed · bewed · English
bewed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bewed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /biˈwɛd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bewed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bewed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /biˈwɛd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bewed in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, equivalent to be- + wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia. The correct English form is bewed, spelled B-E-W-E-D.
Definition
- 1To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.
- 2To unite closely and intimately; join.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bewed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Þæt wolde ðyncan wundorlic ælcum men þe on Englalande wæs, gif ænig man ær þam sæde þæt hit swa gewurþan sceolde, for ðam þe he wæs ær to þam swyðe up ahafen swylce he weolde þæs cynges ⁊ ealles Englalandes, ⁊ his sunan wæron eorlas, ⁊ þæs cynges dyrlingas, ⁊ his dohtor þæm cynge beweddod ⁊ beæwnod.
[…] You venerable Fates, a vision to see: Approaching the bride-room of Zeus, Or ever bewedded to bridegroom from heaven.
Etymology
From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, equivalent to be- + wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.