Béla

[ˈbeːla]

/[ˈbeːla]/ name

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The verdict

“Béla” is uncommon German (frequency #56,027 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,027
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-bela · Béla · German

Béla · rank #56,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,027
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bumst

Nearest frequency peer: bumst (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Béla“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Béla“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Béla
PropertyValue
HeadwordBéla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbeːla]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Béla“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bélafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bumst“ (#56,026), „buhlen“ (#56,025), „Bürgerschaftswahl“ (#56,029). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Béla“ bei #56,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Béla is uncommon German at frequency #56,027 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbeːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Béla in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Béla, spelled B-É-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ohne Bélas Hilfe hättet ihr die Ernte nicht mehr rechtzeitig einbringen können.

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Béla"?
"Béla" is spelled B-É-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeːla].
What does "Béla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Béla" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Béla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Béla" is [ˈbeːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Béla" come from?
"Béla" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bona#56,015bolz#56,014crux#56,046Evas#56,110

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list