# been vs bes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### been
*verb · IPA /bɪn/ · frequency rank #62*
past participle of be.

### bes
*verb · IPA /biːz/ · frequency rank #32,697*
third-person singular simple present indicative of be

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