bebían

[beˈβ̞iãn]

/[beˈβ̞iãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“bebían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,734 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,734
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de beber o de beberse.

Key facts for bebían
PropertyValue
Headwordbebían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈβ̞iãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bebían” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bebían lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bebían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,734 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [beˈβ̞iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de beber o de beberse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bebían, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bebían, spelled B-E-B-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de beber o de beberse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bebían"?
"bebían" is spelled B-E-B-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈβ̞iãn].
What does "bebían" mean?
As a verb, "bebían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de beber o de beberse.
How do you pronounce "bebían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bebían" is [beˈβ̞iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bebían" come from?
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Using “bebían”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-B-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [beˈβ̞iãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list