# bede vs bene

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bede
*noun · IPA /biːd/ · frequency rank #43,050*
Prayer, request, supplication

### bene
*noun · IPA /biːn/ · frequency rank #32,695*
A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.

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