Which to use
“belly” and “bevy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,026
- “belly” frequency rank
- #49,788
- “bevy” frequency rank
- 55814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belly | bevy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The abdomen (especially a fat one). | A group of animals, particularly quail. |
Where the eye mixes belly and bevy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. belly runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bevy's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses belly with bevy
A purely visual mix-up. belly (/ˈbɛli/) and bevy (/ˈbɛvi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belly is recorded at frequency rank #6,026, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɛli/. bevy is at rank #49,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɛvi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55814, this pair ranks #130,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of belly vs bevy
Shared letters: bey. Private to "belly": l. Private to "bevy": v.
"belly" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bevy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belly" for "bevy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "belly" vs "bevy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "belly" and "bevy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belly" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bevy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belly" and "bevy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bendy vs bevy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #130,759 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.