# belive vs beside

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### beside
*preposition · IPA /bɪˈsaɪd/ · frequency rank #5,190*
Next to; at the side of.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belive-vs-beside