# beau vs bey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beau
*noun · IPA /bəʊ/ · frequency rank #13,285*
A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.

### bey
*noun · IPA /beɪ/ · frequency rank #19,271*
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beau-vs-bey