Belleville

/ˈbɛlˌvɪl/

//ˈbɛlˌvɪl// name

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"belleville" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Belleville” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,793
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-belleville · Belleville · English

Belleville · rank #34,793 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,793
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 31,241
  • PHOTO-FINISH barrio

Nearest frequency peer: barrio (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Belleville”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Belleville” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Belleville
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelleville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbɛlˌvɪl/
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,793
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Belleville” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Belleville lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Belleville (IPA /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,793 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 25 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Belleville, with forms such as "bbelleville", "belelville", and "beleville". 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Belle + -ville. * (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”). * (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”. * (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after a… The correct English form is Belleville, spelled B-E-L-L-E-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A neighborhood of Bouaké, Gbêke, Vallée du Bandama district, Ivory Coast.
  3. 3
    A village in Haut-Sassandra, Sassandra-Marahoué district, Ivory Coast.
  4. 4
    A neighborhood of Paris, France.
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    A commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
  6. 6
    A former commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, since 2018 part of the commune of Plaine-d'Argenson.
  7. 7
    A former commune in Rhône department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, since 2019 part of the commune of Belleville-en-Beaujolais.
  8. 8
    A community in Ireland.
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    A community in New Brunswick, Canada.
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    A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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    A city, the county seat of Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
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Etymology

From Belle + -ville. * (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”). * (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”. * (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelleville
  • belelville
  • beleville
  • belleivlle
  • bellevile
  • bellevilel
  • bellevlile
  • bellevville
  • bellveille
  • bleleville
  • eblleville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Belleville - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbelleville1belelville2beleville1belleivlle2bellevile1bellevilel2bellevlile2bellevville1
Edit distance from "Belleville"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Belleville"?
"Belleville" is spelled B-E-L-L-E-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/.
What does "Belleville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Belleville" means: A surname.
What are common misspellings of "Belleville"?
Common misspellings include "bbelleville", "belelville", "beleville", "belleivlle", "bellevile". The correct spelling is "Belleville".
How do you pronounce "Belleville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belleville" is /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/. 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 "Belleville"?
From Belle + -ville. * (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”). * (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”. * (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Go... 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 "Belleville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

babbling11 variantsblemish11 variantsbrevity11 variantsbuckles11 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list