bede

noun

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The verdict

“bede” is an uncommon French word, ranked #78,173 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#78,173
frequency rank, French
4
letters

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

Key facts for bede
PropertyValue
Headwordbede
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#78,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bede” 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). bede 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 French entry for bede is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #78,173 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

bede has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bede, spelled B-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prière.
  2. 2
    Rosaire (voir bead).

Synonyms

prayerrosary

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 "bede"?
"bede" is spelled B-E-D-E.
What does "bede" mean?
As a noun, "bede" means: Prière.
What language does "bede" come from?
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Using “bede”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-E-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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