# Bess vs Bezos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Bezos
*name · IPA /ˈbeɪzoʊs/ · frequency rank #29,559*
A surname.

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