beber

/[beˈβ̞eɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,984

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

beber is aSpanishverb. It means: Ingerir líquidos. Pronounced [beˈβ̞eɾ]. It ranks #3,984 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bee and ber.

Key facts for beber
PropertyValue
Headwordbeber
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈβ̞eɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,984
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beber in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for beber is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈβ̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,984 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for beber, with forms such as "bbeber", "bbeer", and "bebber". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bee", "ber", "bebo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is beber, spelled B-E-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ingerir líquidos.
  2. 2
    En especial, ingerir₁ bebidas alcohólicas.
  3. 3
    En especial, beber₂ habitual y excesivamente.
  4. 4
    Beber₂ a la salud, felicidad u honor de alguien.
  5. 5
    Por analogía, adoptar ideas o información de una fuente.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeber,bbeer,bebber,beberr,bebre,beebr,ebber,vever

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beber

Misspelling Variants of "beber"

bbeber6bbeer5bebber6beberr6bebre5beebr5ebber5vever5
Misspelling Variants of "beber"

Frequency rank: #3,984 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beber"?
"beber" is spelled B-E-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈβ̞eɾ].
What does "beber" mean?
As a verb, "beber" means: Ingerir líquidos.
What words are commonly confused with "beber"?
"beber" is commonly confused with "bee", "ber", "bebo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beber" is [beˈβ̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beber" come from?
"beber" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.