How do you spell Belligerent?
Correct spelling
belligerent
Remember: bellicose + gerent. Bell-I-ger-ent wars with double-L and -ent ending.
Why is belligerent spelled this way?
From Latin belligerans, waging war. BELLUM (war) + GERERE (to carry). A belligerent person carries war with them — conflict as a portable state of being.
Common misspellings of belligerent
belligerantbeligerentbelligarentbelegerent
Example
The belligerent customer shouted at the cashier over a simple pricing error.