# believes

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈliːvz/ · frequency rank #3,409

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of believe

## Easily confused with
- **belive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/believes-vs-belive)
- **believe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/believe-vs-believes)
- **believed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/believed-vs-believes)
- **believer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/believer-vs-believes)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbelieves`, `beileves`, `beleives`, `belieevs`, `believess`, `believse`, `believves`, `belivees`, `bellieves`, `bleieves`, `eblieves`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/believes