# bezel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛz.əl/ · frequency rank #36,886

## Definitions
1. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
2. The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.
3. The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
4. The panel that covers the front of a computer case, or the panel covering each drive bay that can be removed to install a removable drive that requires external access, such as a CD/DVD-ROM drive, which usually has its own preinstalled bezel.
5. The area on the front of a computing device surrounding the display.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French bisel, a dialectal variant of biseau (“sloping edge”), a variation on bijou (“jewel”), itself from Breton bisou, bizou (“ring worn on the finger”), from biz (“finger”).
Unrelated to similar bevel, which is of a different French origin.

## Easily confused with
- **Biel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bezel-vs-biel)
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bezel-vs-bowel)
- **Bezos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bezel-vs-bezos)
- **bee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bee-vs-bezel)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bezel)
- **been** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/been-vs-bezel)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beer-vs-bezel)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bell-vs-bezel)
- **beef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beef-vs-bezel)
- **bees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bees-vs-bezel)
- **beep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beep-vs-bezel)
- **beet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bezel)
- **beal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beal-vs-bezel)
- **Bebe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bebe-vs-bezel)
- **bene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bene-vs-bezel)
- **bede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bede-vs-bezel)
- **Basel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basel-vs-bezel)
- **bagel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bagel-vs-bezel)
- **beset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beset-vs-bezel)
- **beret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beret-vs-bezel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbezel`, `beezl`, `bezell`, `bezle`, `bezzel`, `bzeel`, `ebzel`

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