Which to use
“bevel” and “bevy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,337
- “bevel” frequency rank
- #49,788
- “bevy” frequency rank
- 96125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bevel | bevy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. | A group of animals, particularly quail. |
Where the eye mixes bevel and bevy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bevel runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against bevy's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bevel vs bevy
A purely visual mix-up. bevel (/ˈbɛv.əl/) 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 96125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bevel is recorded at frequency rank #46,337, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɛv.əl/. 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 96125, this pair ranks #660 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bevel vs bevy
Shared letters: bev. Private to "bevel": l. Private to "bevy": y.
"bevel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bevy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bevel" for "bevy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bevel" vs "bevy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bevel" 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 #660 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bevel" 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 #660 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.