# bento vs Bette

> 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.

### Bette
*name · IPA /bɛt/ · frequency rank #23,760*
A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

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