becca

\ˈbek.ka\

/\ˈbek.ka\/ noun

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The verdict

“becca” is uncommon French (frequency #67,316 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,316
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Écharpe distinctive portée, en particulier à Venise, par les ecclésiastiques, les magistrats, les professeurs, les militaires.

Key facts for becca
PropertyValue
Headwordbecca
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbek.ka\
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “becca” sits in French 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). becca 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

becca is uncommon French at frequency #67,316 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbek.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Écharpe distinctive portée, en particulier à Venise, par les ecclésiastiques, les magistrats, les professeurs, les militaires.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for becca in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is becca, spelled B-E-C-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écharpe distinctive portée, en particulier à Venise, par les ecclésiastiques, les magistrats, les professeurs, les militaires.

Synonyms

sciarpa

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "becca"?
"becca" is spelled B-E-C-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbek.ka\.
What does "becca" mean?
As a noun, "becca" means: Écharpe distinctive portée, en particulier à Venise, par les ecclésiastiques, les magistrats, les professeurs, les militaires.
How do you pronounce "becca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "becca" is \ˈbek.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "becca" come from?
"becca" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “becca”

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

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

Other uncommon French 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