# bead vs behead

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bead
*noun · IPA /biːd/ · frequency rank #16,178*
Prayer, later especially with a rosary.

### behead
*verb · IPA /bɪˈhɛd/ · frequency rank #41,011*
To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

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