# beth vs bot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bot
*noun · IPA /bɒt/ · frequency rank #9,289*
The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

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