believe
bi-LEEV
bileev in Ingglish
IPA /bɪˈliv/ · 2 syllables
How “believe” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | be | l | ie | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | bi | l | ee | v | — |
“believe” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | i | l | ee | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /ɪ/ | /l/ | /i/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /b/, /l/, /v/
- Syllables
- 2 — bi · LEEV, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- very common: 641 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #184 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /iv/
Words that rhyme with “believe” (/iv/)
receiveachievenaiverelieveretrievedeceiveconceiveperceivereprieveleave
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“believe” — questions & answers
How do you spell “believe”?
B-E-L-I-E-V-E in English; “bileev” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “believe”?
bi-LEEV — IPA /bɪˈliv/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “believe”?
/bɪˈliv/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.