belong

\bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\

/\bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\/ verb

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The verdict

“belong” is uncommon French (frequency #74,596 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,596
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Suivi de to) : appartenir à.

Key facts for belong
PropertyValue
Headwordbelong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “belong” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). belong lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

belong is uncommon French at frequency #74,596 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for belong, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is belong, spelled B-E-L-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Suivi de to) : appartenir à.
  2. 2
    (Suivi de with) : aller avec, appartenir à la même catégorie (que).
  3. 3
    Avoir sa place quelque part, être à sa place quelque part (suivi de here, nowhere ou somewhere).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "belong"?
"belong" is spelled B-E-L-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\.
What does "belong" mean?
As a verb, "belong" means: (Suivi de to) : appartenir à.
How do you pronounce "belong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belong" is \bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belong" come from?
"belong" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “belong”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-E-L-O-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɪ.ˈlɒŋ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list