"Believe" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /bɪˈɫiv/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/bɪˈɫiv/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/bɪlˈiːv/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"believe" has 2 syllables: believe.
verb
“I believe there are faeries.”
“Why did I ever believe you?”
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"Believe" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /bɪˈɫiv/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Believe" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "believe" is /bɪˈɫiv/.
Believe: To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
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