# batty vs beauty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### batty
*adjective · IPA /ˈbæti/ · frequency rank #37,336*
Mad, crazy, silly.

### beauty
*noun · IPA /ˈbjuːti/ · frequency rank #1,809*
The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batty-vs-beauty