# berth vs beth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### berth
*noun · IPA /bɜːθ/ · frequency rank #16,179*
Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.

### 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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