Which to use
“béat” is an adjective and “bei” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,166
- “béat” frequency rank
- #23,777
- “bei” frequency rank
- 64943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | béat | bei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie une personne qui se trouve dans un état de bien-être, de paix. | Près de. |
Where the eye mixes béat and bei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: béat vs bei
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: béat is \be.a\ while bei is \baɪ̯\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
béat is recorded at frequency rank #41,166, classified as anadj, pronounced \be.a\. bei is at rank #23,777, tagged as aprep, pronounced \baɪ̯\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64943, this pair ranks #74,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of béat vs bei
Shared letters: b. Private to "béat": até. Private to "bei": ei.
"béat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "béat" for "bei" ever safe?
Which is more common, "béat" or "bei"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "béat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "béat" and "bei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "béat vs ber". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.