believeth
"believeth" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“believeth” is uncommon English (frequency #55,948 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,948
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of believe
Corpus desk
Index EN-believeth · believeth · English
believeth · rank #55,948 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,948
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH belie
Nearest frequency peer: belie (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “believeth”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- begone
begone
44,055 corpus weight
- belie
belie
44,054 corpus weight
- believeth
believeth
44,053 corpus weight
- Benidorm
Benidorm
44,052 corpus weight
- Bernardi
Bernardi
44,050 corpus weight
- biol
biol
44,049 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “believeth” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | believeth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,948 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “believeth” in English
Rare enough to double-check
believeth is uncommon English at frequency #55,948 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of believe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for believeth in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: believe + -eth The correct English form is believeth, spelled B-E-L-I-E-V-E-T-H.
Definition
- 1third-person singular simple present indicative of believe
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how believeth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He that beleeueth on the Sonne, hath euerlaſting life: and he that beleeueth not the Sonne, ſhall not ſee life: but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Etymology
believe + -eth
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 "believeth"?
What does "believeth" mean?
What is the origin of the word "believeth"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "believeth", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).