# believes vs belive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### believes
*verb · IPA /bɪˈliːvz/ · frequency rank #3,409*
third-person singular simple present indicative of believe

### belive
*verb · IPA /bɪˈlaɪv/ · frequency rank #37,337*
To remain, stay.

## Source
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