# beth vs betta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### betta
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #37,341*
Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).

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