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Beta Pronunciation
Beta is pronounced BAY-tuh, IPA /ˈbeɪtə/.
BAY-tuh
US /ˈbeɪtə/ · UK /ˈbiːtə/
Syllables: BAY · tuh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: The second letter of the Greek alphabet, and a version of software released for testing.
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Beta in a Sentence
- The app is still in beta.
- Beta comes after alpha and before gamma.
- They opened the beta to two thousand users.
Common Mispronunciations of Beta
Not BE-tuh
The first vowel is a full diphthong in American speech, the ay of day, not the short e of bet.
Not bay-TAH
Front stress, and the final a drops to a weak uh the way it does in extra and comma.
Tip: Americans say BAY-tuh and the British say BEE-tuh, and the software sense follows whichever accent the speaker has.
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