# betta

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #37,341

## Definitions
1. Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).

## Etymology
From the genus name.

## Easily confused with
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-butt)
- **betty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-betty)
- **brett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-brett)
- **butts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-butts)
- **Bette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-bette)
- **butte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-butte)
- **bitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-bitty)
- **Botha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-botha)
- **busta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-busta)
- **better** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betta-vs-better)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bet-vs-betta)
- **Bea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bea-vs-betta)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/best-vs-betta)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beat-vs-betta)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belt-vs-betta)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beta-vs-betta)
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-betta)
- **beth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beth-vs-betta)
- **bets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bets-vs-betta)
- **Bert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bert-vs-betta)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bbetta`, `betat`, `bteta`, `ebtta`

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