besado

[beˈsað̞o]

/[beˈsað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“besado” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,357 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#30,357
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de besar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

besado vs beso
67% similar
besado vs besar
67% similar
besado vs besan
67% similar

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

Key facts for besado
PropertyValue
Headwordbesado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈsað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “besado” 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). besado lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for besado is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈsað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,357 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 besar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for besado, with forms such as "bbesado", "beasdo", and "besaddo". 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, "beso", "besar", "besan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is besado, spelled B-E-S-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de besar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesado,beasdo,besaddo,besaod,besdao,bessado,bseado,ebsado,vesado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besado - 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.

bbesado1beasdo2besaddo1besaod2besdao2bessado1bseado2ebsado2
Edit distance from "besado"

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

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-S-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [beˈsað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “beso” - see the side-by-side comparison. besado vs beso
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list