well-behaved
/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/
"well-behaved" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“well-behaved” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
Corpus desk
Index EN-well-behaved · well-behaved · English
well-behaved · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | well-behaved |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “well-behaved” in English
Rare enough to double-check
well-behaved is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for well-behaved, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From well + behaved. The correct English form is well-behaved, spelled W-E-L-L---B-E-H-A-V-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
- 2Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how well-behaved appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty.
How bright were the fire-irons; how clean the Dutch riles round the old-fashioned fire-place, how well-behaved even the cat.
Etymology
From well + behaved.
This word in other languages
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.