becs

\bɛk\

/\bɛk\/ noun

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The verdict

“becs” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,844
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de bec.

Corpus desk

Index FR-becs · becs · French

becs · rank #31,844 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,844
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bergerie

Nearest frequency peer: bergerie (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « becs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « becs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

becs vs BS
0% similar
becs vs ben
50% similar
becs vs bus
50% similar

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

Key facts for becs
PropertyValue
Headwordbecs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɛk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,844
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « becs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).becsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bergerie » (#31,845), « battlefield » (#31,842), « Barthes » (#31,841). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « becs » est au #31,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around becs (IPA \bɛk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,844 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de bec.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for becs, with forms such as "bbecs", "bces", and "beccs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BS", "ben", "bus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is becs, spelled B-E-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bec.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les deux jars, en tête, s’arrêtèrent brusquement, hanchant sur une patte, leurs grands becs jaunes tournés l’un vers l’autre ; et les becs de chaque bande, tous à la fois, suivirent le bec de leur chef, tandis que les corps hanchaient du même côté.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbecs
  • bces
  • beccs
  • becss
  • besc
  • ebcs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbecs1bces2beccs1becss1besc2ebcs2
Edit distance from "becs"

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 "becs"?
"becs" is spelled B-E-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛk\.
What does "becs" mean?
As a noun, "becs" means: Pluriel de bec.
What words are commonly confused with "becs"?
"becs" is commonly confused with "BS", "ben", "bus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "becs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "becs" is \bɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "becs" come from?
"becs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bike#31,848boat#31,852anno#31,817Dali#31,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

attelle6 variantsaigre6 variantscoteau6 variantsdague6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list