becado

/[beˈkað̞o]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,001

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

becado is aSpanishverb. It means: Participio de becar. Pronounced [beˈkað̞o]. Often confused with becas and bocado.

Key facts for becado
PropertyValue
Headwordbecado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈkað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,001
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for becado is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈkað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,001 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Participio de becar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for becado, with forms such as "bbecado", "bceado", and "beacdo". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "becas", "bocado", "besado", 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 becado, spelled B-E-C-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de becar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbecado,bceado,beacdo,becaddo,becaod,beccado,becdao,ebcado,vecado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for becado

Misspelling Variants of "becado"

bbecado7bceado6beacdo6becaddo7becaod6beccado7becdao6ebcado6
Misspelling Variants of "becado"

Frequency rank: #44,001 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "becado"?
"becado" is spelled B-E-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈkað̞o].
What does "becado" mean?
As a verb, "becado" means: Participio de becar.
What words are commonly confused with "becado"?
"becado" is commonly confused with "becas", "bocado", "besado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "becado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "becado" is [beˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "becado" come from?
"becado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.