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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bec

/bˈɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
bec
IPA
/bˈɛk/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of business email compromise, a kind of cyberattack.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of Bose-Einstein condensate.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of bitch eating crackers (“contemptible person”).

Slang

noun

Initialism of bacon, egg, and cheese, a kind of breakfast sandwich.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca, from Hebrew.

Usage

Inflected Forms

BECs (plural)

Rhymes With

check tech high-tech neck low-tech deck sec dec heck quebec wreck trek

Questions

How do you pronounce bec?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛk/.
What does bec mean?
Initialism of business email compromise, a kind of cyberattack.

How to pronounce bec

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