# Bette vs betty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### betty
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛti/ · frequency rank #8,011*
A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.

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