# beatings vs beings

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beatings
*noun · IPA /ˈbiːtɪŋz/ · frequency rank #28,127*
plural of beating

### beings
*noun · IPA /ˈbiː.ɪŋz/ · frequency rank #5,189*
plural of being

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