beleave
be·leave/bɪˈliːv/obsolete
beleave is spelled B-E-L-E-A-V-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (be·leave). It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, beleave means “To leave behind, abandon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in beleave?
| Letters | 7: B-E-L-E-A-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: be·leave |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is beleave?
Beleave appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 beleave?
- /bɪˈliːv/
- [bɪˈlɪi̯v]
- /biˈliːv/
Beleave has 2 syllables, split be·leave in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-believe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with beleave
Sounds like: believe (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of beleave
- beleaves present, singular, he/she/it
- beleaving participle, present
- beleft participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beleave mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo leave behind, abandon.
- 2
obsoleteTo be left; to remain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does beleave come from?
From Middle English beleven, from Old English belǣfan (“to leave, let remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilaibijaną. Equivalent to be- + leave. Intransitive use may be influenced by related belive (“to remain”), which see.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).