# bevel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛv.əl/ · frequency rank #46,337

## Definitions
1. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
2. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
3. A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.

## Etymology
From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.

## Easily confused with
- **Biel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevel-vs-biel)
- **bevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevel-vs-bevy)
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevel-vs-bowel)
- **bezel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevel-vs-bezel)
- **Beverly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bevel-vs-beverly)
- **bee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bee-vs-bevel)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bevel)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bev-vs-bevel)
- **been** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/been-vs-bevel)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beer-vs-bevel)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bell-vs-bevel)
- **beef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beef-vs-bevel)
- **bees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bees-vs-bevel)
- **beep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bevel)
- **beet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bevel)
- **beal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beal-vs-bevel)
- **Bebe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebe-vs-bevel)
- **bene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bevel)
- **bede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bede-vs-bevel)
- **Basel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basel-vs-bevel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbevel`, `beevl`, `bevell`, `bevle`, `bevvel`, `bveel`, `ebvel`

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