bellybutton
noun
bellybutton is spelled B-E-L-L-Y-B-U-T-T-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bellybutton means “The navel or umbilicus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bellybutton is bellybuttons.
How many letters and syllables are in bellybutton?
| Letters | 11: B-E-L-L-Y-B-U-T-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bellybutton?
Bellybutton appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bellybutton?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bellybutton.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bellybutton
Also written: belly-button (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bellybutton
- bellybuttons plural
- belly button
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bellybutton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalThe navel or umbilicus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bellybutton come from?
From belly + button.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).