Beyrouth
\bɛ.ʁut\
The verdict
“Beyrouth” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,110 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #12,110
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville et capitale du Liban.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Beyrouth |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \bɛ.ʁut\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Beyrouth” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Beyrouth is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɛ.ʁut\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,110 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beyrouth, with forms such as "bbeyrouth", "beryouth", and "beyoruth". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Beyrouth, spelled B-E-Y-R-O-U-T-H.
Definition
- 1Ville et capitale du Liban.
- 2Le gouvernement libanais.
- 3Le chaos.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbeyrouth,beryouth,beyoruth,beyrotuh,beyrouht,beyrouthh,beyroutth,beyrrouth,beyruoth,beyyrouth,byerouth,ebyrouth
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Beyrouth - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Beyrouth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-E-Y-R-O-U-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɛ.ʁut\ (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
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.