Which to use
“be” is a verb and “bela” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,044
- “be” frequency rank
- #47,185
- “bela” frequency rank
- 51229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | be | bela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Être. | Voile. |
Letter map: be vs bela
Shared letters muted; letters that set be and bela apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - be and bela
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: be is averb and belaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “be” sits inside “bela”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
be is recorded at frequency rank #4,044, classified as averb, pronounced \biː\. bela is at rank #47,185, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51229, this pair ranks #156,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of be vs bela
Shared letters: be. Private to "be": -. Private to "bela": al.
"be" · 2 letters · shape CV · "bela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bela ← bbela · beal · blea · ebla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "be" for "bela" ever safe?
Frequency check: "be" vs "bela" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "be" vs "bela" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "be" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "be" and "bela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bela vs bold". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #156,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.