# beloved

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bɪˈlʌvd/ · frequency rank #5,393

## Definitions
1. Much loved, dearly loved.

## Etymology
From Middle English beloved, biloved, equivalent to belove + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **belted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beloved-vs-belted)
- **belive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belive-vs-beloved)
- **behaved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/behaved-vs-beloved)
- **belated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-beloved)
- **bellied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bellied-vs-beloved)
- **believed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/believed-vs-beloved)
- **belonged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belonged-vs-beloved)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbeloved`, `belloved`, `beloevd`, `belovde`, `belovedd`, `belovved`, `belvoed`, `beolved`, `bleoved`, `ebloved`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beloved