Belgian
Bel·gian/ˈbɛl.d͡ʒən/noun, adjective
Belgian is spelled B-E-L-G-I-A-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Bel·gian). It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Belgian means “A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Belgian is Belgians.
How many letters and syllables are in Belgian?
| Letters | 7: B-E-L-G-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Bel·gian |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 Belgian?
Belgian appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 Belgian?
- /ˈbɛl.d͡ʒən/
- [ˈbɛl.d͡ʒn̩]
- [ˈbɛl.ɡi.ən]
Belgian has 2 syllables, split Bel·gian in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-Belgian.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Belgian
- Belgians plural
- more Belgian comparative
- most Belgian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Belgian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Belgian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.