belove
/bɪˈloʊv/verb
belove is spelled B-E-L-O-V-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, belove means “simple past of belive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in belove?
| Letters | 6: B-E-L-O-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is belove?
Belove appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 belove?
- UK /bɪˈləʊv/
- US /bɪˈloʊv/
As a verb (“To please”): /bɪˈlʌv/, /bɪˈlʊv/.
Belove has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-belove2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-belove1.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with belove?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as belove from its last stressed vowel (/oʊv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of belove
- beloves present, singular, he/she/it
- beloving participle, present
- beloved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does belove mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
simple past of belive
- 2
obsoleteTo please.
- 3
obsoleteTo be pleased with; like.
- 4
obsoleteTo love.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does belove come from?
From Middle English belove, from Old English belāf, first and third person singular past indicative of belīfan (“to remain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).