Belgrade

/ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/

//ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd// name

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"belgrade" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Belgrade” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,023
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

Corpus desk

Index EN-belgrade · Belgrade · English

Belgrade · rank #19,023 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,023
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH behavioural

Nearest frequency peer: behavioural (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Belgrade”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Belgrade” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Belgrade
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelgrade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,023
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Belgrade”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Belgradelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “behavioural” (#19,022), “bays” (#19,021), “berg” (#19,025). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Belgrade” is #19,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Belgrade (IPA /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,023 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Belgrade, with forms such as "bbelgrade", "beglrade", and "belgarde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Belgrade, from Medieval Latin Belgradum and Belogradum, ultimately from South Slavic forms of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) and *gȏrdъ (“fortress, city”), after the white walls of its medieval fortress. Doublet of Beograd, Berat, and Belgorod. The correct English form is Belgrade, spelled B-E-L-G-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.
  2. 2
    The Serbian or Yugoslav government.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Belgrade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Prosecution witness Osman Selak claimed that the Bosnian Serb army was under the de facto control of Belgrade, as the Prosecution alleged, but under cross-examination could not produce a single example of an order issued by the Yugoslav army to the Bosnian Serb army.

Etymology

From French Belgrade, from Medieval Latin Belgradum and Belogradum, ultimately from South Slavic forms of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) and *gȏrdъ (“fortress, city”), after the white walls of its medieval fortress. Doublet of Beograd, Berat, and Belgorod.

Synonyms

Beograd

This word in other languages

Belgrado(Español)Belgrade(Français)Belgrad(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelgrade
  • beglrade
  • belgarde
  • belggrade
  • belgradde
  • belgraed
  • belgrdae
  • belgrrade
  • bellgrade
  • belrgade
  • blegrade
  • eblgrade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Belgrade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbelgrade1beglrade2belgarde2belggrade1belgradde1belgraed2belgrdae2belgrrade1
Edit distance from "Belgrade"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Belgrade"?
"Belgrade" is spelled B-E-L-G-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/.
What does "Belgrade" mean?
As a proper noun, "Belgrade" means: The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.
What are common misspellings of "Belgrade"?
Common misspellings include "bbelgrade", "beglrade", "belgarde", "belggrade", "belgradde". The correct spelling is "Belgrade".
How do you pronounce "Belgrade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belgrade" is /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Belgrade"?
From French Belgrade, from Medieval Latin Belgradum and Belogradum, ultimately from South Slavic forms of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) and *gȏrdъ (“fortress, city”), after the white walls of its medieval fortress. Doublet of Beograd, Berat, and Be... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Belgrade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list