# beau vs bei

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### beau
*adjective · IPA [bo] · frequency rank #41,209*
Bello, hermoso.

### bei
*preposition · IPA [baɪ] · frequency rank #35,376*
Cerca de, junto a.

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