Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bae

/beɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
bae
IPA
/beɪ/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of British Aerospace.

name

Alternative letter-case form of BAe (“British Aerospace”).

noun

The ship prefix for ships of the navy of Ecuador.

Uncountable

noun

Darling (term of endearment).

Slang

noun

Asian pear.

verb

To make the sound of a wild animal, to bay.

Intransitive verb

name

A surname from Korean.

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Questions

How do you pronounce bae?
The recorded pronunciation is /beɪ/.
What does bae mean?
Initialism of British Aerospace.
Where does bae come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce bae

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