# bel

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɛl/ · frequency rank #16,644

## Definitions
1. A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.

## Etymology
Named after Alexander Graham Bell.

## Easily confused with
- **by** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-by)
- **bi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bi)
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bs)
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bo)
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-br)
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bt)
- **BP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bp)
- **bf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bf)
- **BL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bl)
- **BM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bm)
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bn)
- **BG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bg)
- **BJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bj)
- **BW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bw)
- **BH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bh)
- **BX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bx)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-but)
- **big** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-big)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bit)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-buy)

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