bell tower

noun

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"bell-tower" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bell tower” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

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Index EN-bell-tower · bell tower · English

bell tower · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for bell tower
PropertyValue
Headwordbell tower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bell tower” in English

bell towerranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bell tower is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.".

bell tower has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bell + tower. The correct English form is bell tower, spelled B-E-L-L- -T-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

Etymology

From bell + tower.

Synonyms

bellhouse

This word in other languages

campanario(Español)beffroi(Français)Glockenturm(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bell tower"?
"bell tower" is spelled B-E-L-L- -T-O-W-E-R.
What does "bell tower" mean?
As a noun, "bell tower" means: A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.
What is the origin of the word "bell tower"?
From bell + tower. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list