Beleif or belief?
Did you mean belief? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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beleif
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belief
Correct spelling: belief. Misspelling: beleif.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
I before E, as in believe: be-LIEF.
Why people write “beleif”
The misspelling “beleif” is only one letter off: it writes EI instead of IE, the classic "i before e" trap.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make belief automatic.
Other misspellings of “belief”
People also write “belife”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“belife”
Correct spelling: belief. Misspelling: belife.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “belife” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of E and F.
What does “belief” mean?
belief noun
- any cognitive content held as true
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
“his impression of her was favorable”
Synonyms:impressionfeelingnotionopinion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Belief” in a sentence
- She acted out of a strong belief in fairness.
- His impression of her was favorable.
Is “belief” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“beleif” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BELIEF.