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how do you spell believe

The correct spelling is believe.

Quick Scoop: How do you spell “believe”?

  • Correct: believe
  • Common mistakes: beleive, belive, beleve
  • Part of speech: verb (to accept something as true, to trust)

Example sentences:

  • I believe in you.
  • Do you believe in magic?

Easy way to remember

A simple trick:

There is a lie in believe.

If someone says it’s spelled with “ei” (like beleive), that’s a lie.

Pronunciation

It’s pronounced like: bih-LEEV (UK and US: /bɪˈliːv/).

/b/ as in book, /ɪ/ as in ship, /l/ as in look, /iː/ as in sheep, /v/ as in very.

TL;DR: You spell it “believe” — with i before e , and “lie” in the middle.

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