bear away the bell
"bear-away-the-bell" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bear away the bell” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To be superior in something.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bear-away-the-bell · bear away the bell · English
bear away the bell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bear away the bell |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bear away the bell” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bear away the bell is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To be superior in something.".
bear away the bell doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A bell was once a traditional prize in races. The correct English form is bear away the bell, spelled B-E-A-R- -A-W-A-Y- -T-H-E- -B-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1To be superior in something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bear away the bell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And as these western men do bear away the bell for might and sleight in wrestling , so the scholars here have always acquitted themselves with credit in palæstrâ literariâ
Etymology
A bell was once a traditional prize in races.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.