bélière
French, noun/be.ljɛʁ/
bélière is spelled B-É-L-I-È-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written French, the 144,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bélière is a French feminine noun meaning “a ring that holds the clapper of a bell (or similar, dangling objects)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Anneau qui est au-dedans d’une cloche pour tenir le battant suspendu”.
What does bélière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea ring that holds the clapper of a bell (or similar, dangling objects)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anneau qui est au-dedans d’une cloche pour tenir le battant suspendu. 2. Anneau servant à suspendre une médaille, une montre à gousset ou de col, un sabre ou encore la courroie servant à attacher le sabre au ceinturon ou à la selle du cheval. 3. Clochette accrochée au bélier conduisant le troupeau de moutons. 4. Canal d’irrigation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bélière
- bélières plural
- belière
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bélière?
- /be.ljɛʁ/
- \be.ljɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bélière in French?
bélière appears about once in every 20 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).