# beater, beta

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /ˈbiːtə/

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

## The words

### beater
*/ˈbiːtə/*
Someone or something that beats.

### beta
*/ˈbiːtə/*
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/beater