# beet

> English word · Noun · IPA /biːt/ · frequency rank #27,068

## Definitions
1. Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
2. A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.

## Etymology
From Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta, possibly of Celtic origin.

## Easily confused with
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bt)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-but)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bit)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bet)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-ben)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bye)
- **beg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-beg)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bot)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bel)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bey)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bev)
- **Boe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-boe)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bes)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-ber)
- **BMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bmt)
- **BLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-ble)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-best)
- **boat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-boat)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-bell)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beet-vs-belt)

## Common misspellings (3)
`bbeet`, `beett`, `ebet`

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