bellyflop
noun, verb
bellyflop is spelled B-E-L-L-Y-F-L-O-P: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bellyflop means “Alternative form of belly flop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bellyflop is bellyflops.
How many letters and syllables are in bellyflop?
| Letters | 9: B-E-L-L-Y-F-L-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 bellyflop?
Bellyflop appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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).
Forms of bellyflop
- bellyflops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bellyflopping participle, present
- bellyflopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bellyflop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of belly flop.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of belly flop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bellyflop come from?
From belly + flop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).