belaud
/bɪˈlɔːd/
"belaud" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“belaud” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
Corpus desk
Index EN-belaud · belaud · English
belaud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | belaud |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /bɪˈlɔːd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “belaud” in English
Rare enough to double-check
belaud is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /bɪˈlɔːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To load with praise; praise greatly; extol.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for belaud, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From be- + laud. The correct English form is belaud, spelled B-E-L-A-U-D.
Definition
- 1To load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how belaud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Not, I am bound to say, that Lindsay was belauding his own prowess. But, what was worse, he appeared a centre of enormous interest to the men around him.
Etymology
From be- + laud.
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.