# bene vs Bess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Bess
*name · IPA /bɛs/ · frequency rank #26,696*
A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

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