bellyache
/ˈbɛliˌeɪk/
"bellyache" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bellyache” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bellyache · bellyache · English
bellyache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bellyache |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bellyache” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bellyache is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bellyache in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From belly + ache. The correct English form is bellyache, spelled B-E-L-L-Y-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bellyache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.
Etymology
From belly + ache.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.