# bean vs bet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bean
*noun · IPA /ˈbi(ː)n/ · frequency rank #7,313*
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

### bet
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛt/ · frequency rank #1,684*
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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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