# be, Bea, bee

> English homophone group · 3 words that sound the same · /biː/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### be
*/biː/*
As an auxiliary verb:

### Bea
*/biː/*
A diminutive of the female given name Beatrice.

### bee
*/ˈbiː/*
A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/be