These are entirely different words and are pronounced differently.
Below
Below is a preposition with the same meaning as beneath – almost the same meaning as under. It means “located lower than”:
New Orleans floods often because it is below sea-level.
Like all prepositions it has many common metaphorical uses:
People with below-average income may have difficulty buying a home.
Sounds below the range of hearing are called ‘sub-sonic.’
Below can be used in reference to anything that has values or ranks, arranged in a linear order.
Bellow
Bellow is a verb, meaning to cry or shout, making a deep hollow sound.
It can also be used as a noun. A bellow is a deep and loud utterance. While its typical usage is to describe the sound of a scared or angry bull, it can also mean any loud, threatening noise, as in the violent sound of thunder, but most times it's used as a verb.
Using Below in a Sentence
- It was a clear day below the clouds.
- They looked down from above and saw the river below.
- She is below average height.
- My performance at work has been below expectations.
- He went below the radar.
- The temperature was below the freezing point.
- The sun is below the horizon.
- I can see my house from here and it's just below that hill over there.
- They live below the poverty line.
- It's a pity he didn't buy a car that was below his budget.
Using Bellow in a Sentence
- Please don't bellow at me like that!
- I tried to be respectful, but I couldn't help but to bellow with laughter.
- She was so angry and bellowed at me to stop.
- The officer bellowed at the soldiers, ordering them to charge at the enemy.
- "Don't be selfish; shove over!" she bellowed.
- The bull bellowed as it approached the matador.
- The train came bellowing out of the tunnel.
- The bellowing stopped abruptly, and there was a long silence.
- She bellowed loudly in protest, and he looked around, trying to find her.
- The bells began to bellow from all over the city.