bédaver

\be.da.ve\

/\be.da.ve\/ verb

The verdict

“bédaver” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fumer (en particulier fumer du haschisch ou de la marijuana).

Corpus desk

Index FR-bedaver · bédaver · French

bédaver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bédaver
PropertyValue
Headwordbédaver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\be.da.ve\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bédaver » en français

bédaverreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bédaver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \be.da.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fumer (en particulier fumer du haschisch ou de la marijuana).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bédaver, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bédaver, spelled B-É-D-A-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fumer (en particulier fumer du haschisch ou de la marijuana).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jean-Loup avait d'ailleurs complètement arrêté de « bédaver » depuis quelque temps face à l'inévitable « bad trip » que ça ne manquait plus de provoquer.
  2. Pour certains c'est flirter et emballer. Pour d'autres, c'est picoler et gerber. Pour quelques-uns, c'est bédaver et triper. Pour plusieurs, c'est taper et bader.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bédaver"?
"bédaver" is spelled B-É-D-A-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \be.da.ve\.
What does "bédaver" mean?
As a verb, "bédaver" means: Fumer (en particulier fumer du haschisch ou de la marijuana).
How do you pronounce "bédaver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bédaver" is \be.da.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bédaver" come from?
"bédaver" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list