belch
/ˈbɛltʃ/verb, noun
belch is spelled B-E-L-C-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, belch means “To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in belch?
| Letters | 5: B-E-L-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is belch?
Belch appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce belch?
- UK /ˈbɛltʃ/
Belch has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-belch.wav, En-us-belch.oga, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-belch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with belch?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as belch (/ɛltʃ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: blech.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of belch
- belches present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- belching participle, present
- belched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does belch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
- 2
To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.
Thick smoke belched through the funnels of the steamship.
noun
- 1
An instance of belching; the sound that it makes.
- 2
obsoleteMalt liquor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Belch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | roter, éructer , rot |
| German | rülpsen , Rülpser , emittieren, in die Luft blasen |
| Portuguese | arrotar , arroto |
| Spanish | eructo / regüeldo fuerte, fuerte eructo / regüeldo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does belch come from?
From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).