Beyrouth

\bɛ.ʁut\

/\bɛ.ʁut\/ name

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The verdict

“Beyrouth” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,110
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et capitale du Liban.

Corpus desk

Index FR-beyrouth · Beyrouth · French

Beyrouth · rank #12,110 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,110
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH basculer

Nearest frequency peer: basculer (-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 « Beyrouth »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Beyrouth » 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
Key facts for Beyrouth
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeyrouth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bɛ.ʁut\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,110
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Beyrouth »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Beyrouthse 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 « basculer » (#12,109), « bienveillance » (#12,111), « autorisées » (#12,108). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Beyrouth » est au #12,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Beyrouth (IPA \bɛ.ʁut\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,110 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Ville et capitale du Liban.
  2. 2
    Le gouvernement libanais.
  3. 3
    Le chaos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il avait notamment une vénération pour Marcel Cerdan auquel il s'était identifié. Ce dernier avait été élevé à Casablanca, lui à Beyrouth, tous deux étaient poids welters.
  2. Arrivé sur ce rondpoint en contrebas du périphérique, face au stade Charléty, « c’est Beyrouth », selon un policier. Des véhicules incendiés fument encore, d’autres sont abandonnés au milieu de la chaussée. Des douilles jonchent le sol.

Synonyms

Béryte

This word in other languages

Beirut(English)Beirut(Español)Beirut(Deutsch)

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.

bbeyrouth1beryouth2beyoruth2beyrotuh2beyrouht2beyrouthh1beyroutth1beyrrouth1
Edit distance from "Beyrouth"

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 "Beyrouth"?
"Beyrouth" is spelled B-E-Y-R-O-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛ.ʁut\.
What does "Beyrouth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Beyrouth" means: Ville et capitale du Liban.
What are common misspellings of "Beyrouth"?
Common misspellings include "bbeyrouth", "beryouth", "beyoruth", "beyrotuh", "beyrouht". The correct spelling is "Beyrouth".
How do you pronounce "Beyrouth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beyrouth" is \bɛ.ʁut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beyrouth" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basculer#12,109attirent#12,106attaquée#12,105arrêtera#12,103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vertical12 variantsdéménage12 variantsstimuler12 variantsexploits12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list