beware

/ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/

//ˌbəˈwɛəɹ// verb

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The verdict

“beware” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,511 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,511
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - precaver-se; prestar atenção

Key facts for beware
PropertyValue
Headwordbeware
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beware” sits in Portuguese 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). beware lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beware is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,511 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "precaver-se; prestar atenção".

Zero misspellings are on record for beware in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is beware, spelled B-E-W-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    precaver-se; prestar atenção

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 "beware"?
"beware" is spelled B-E-W-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/.
What does "beware" mean?
As a verb, "beware" means: precaver-se; prestar atenção
How do you pronounce "beware"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beware" is /ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beware" come from?
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Using “beware”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-W-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌbəˈwɛəɹ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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