belly laugh
"belly-laugh" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“belly laugh” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A deep, hearty laugh
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | belly laugh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “belly laugh” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
belly laugh is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A deep, hearty laugh".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for belly laugh, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is belly laugh, spelled B-E-L-L-Y- -L-A-U-G-H.
Definition
- 1A deep, hearty laugh
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.
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Using “belly laugh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-E-L-L-Y- -L-A-U-G-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.