# bento vs beth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bento
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛntəʊ/ · frequency rank #41,526*
A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.

### beth
*noun · IPA /bɛθ/ · frequency rank #8,638*
The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁

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