been

/bɪn/

//bɪn// verb

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The verdict

“been” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #20,584) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#20,584
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasado participio del verbo to be (ser/estar).

Corpus desk

Index ES-been · been · Spanish

been · rank #20,584 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,584
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH because

Nearest frequency peer: because (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “been”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “been” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

been vs ben
75% similar
been vs bue
50% similar
been vs bin
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for been
PropertyValue
Headwordbeen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bɪn/
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,584
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “been”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).beencae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “because” (#20,583), “besando” (#20,585), “beben” (#20,582). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “been” va en #20,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for been is neighbouring look-alikes ("ben", "bue", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /bɪn/. Frequency #20,584 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Gloss: "Pasado participio del verbo to be (ser/estar).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for been, with forms such as "beenn", "eben", and "veen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ben", "bue", "bin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is been, spelled B-E-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasado participio del verbo to be (ser/estar).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how been appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother’s womb You have been My God

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • beenn
  • eben
  • veen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of been - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

beenn1eben2veen1
Edit distance from "been"

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 "been"?
"been" is spelled B-E-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /bɪn/.
What does "been" mean?
As a verb, "been" means: Pasado participio del verbo to be (ser/estar).
What words are commonly confused with "been"?
"been" is commonly confused with "ben", "bue", "bin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "been"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "been" is /bɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "been" come from?
"been" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "been", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ames#20,569tube#20,538dais#20,639dela#20,645

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list