# bet, Bette

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

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

## The words

### bet
*/ˈbɛt/*
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

### Bette
*/bɛt/*
A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

## 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/bet