bebê

noun

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The verdict

“bebê” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,561
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - criança pequenina; nenê

Corpus desk

Index PT-bebe · bebê · Portuguese

bebê · rank #1,561 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,561
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH aumentar

Nearest frequency peer: aumentar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “bebê”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “bebê” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

bebê vs bem
50% similar
bebê vs bel
50% similar
bebê vs bee
50% similar

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

Key facts for bebê
PropertyValue
Headwordbebê
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,561
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bebê”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bebêcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aumentar” (#1,560), “branca” (#1,562), “chuva” (#1,563). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bebê” fica em #1,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bebê, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,561 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bebê, with forms such as "bbebê", "bbeê", and "bebbê". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bem", "bel", "bee", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bebê, spelled B-E-B-Ê.

Definition

  1. 1
    criança pequenina; nenê
  2. 2
    filhote de animal; cria
  3. 3
    forma carinhosa de chamar ou se referir ao parceiro amoroso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vamos ao shopping hoje, bebê?

This word in other languages

baby(English)bebé(Español)bébé(Français)Säugling(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbebê
  • bbeê
  • bebbê
  • beêb
  • ebbê

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bebê - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbebê1bbeê2bebbê1beêb2ebbê2
Edit distance from "bebê"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bebê"?
"bebê" is spelled B-E-B-Ê.
What does "bebê" mean?
As a noun, "bebê" means: criança pequenina; nenê
What words are commonly confused with "bebê"?
"bebê" is commonly confused with "bem", "bel", "bee". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bebê" come from?
"bebê" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rosa#1,551pede#1,581doce#1,532taxa#1,590

Similar misspelling depth

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

cair5 variantsviva5 variantsputa5 variantsopção5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list