bez

/ˈbɛz/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ˈbɛz/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ adv

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The verdict

“bez” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,334 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,334
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sem

Corpus desk

Index PT-bez · bez · Portuguese

bez · rank #75,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,334
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bind

Nearest frequency peer: bind (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “bez”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “bez” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bez
PropertyValue
Headwordbez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈbɛz/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters3
Frequency rank#75,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “bez” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bezcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bind” (#75,336), “boquiaberto” (#75,343), “Brasile” (#75,346). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bez” fica em #75,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bez is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,334 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈbɛz/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sem".

No misspelling variants are generated for bez in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bez, spelled B-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    sem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. být bez domova

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 "bez"?
"bez" is spelled B-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛz/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "bez" mean?
As an adverb, "bez" means: sem
How do you pronounce "bez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bez" is /ˈbɛz/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bez" come from?
"bez" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zar#75,236thy#75,168thu#75,167MAV#75,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list