# Bella vs betta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bella
*name · IPA /ˈbɛlə/ · frequency rank #10,498*
A female given name from Italian.

### betta
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #37,341*
Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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