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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈbetə/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈbɛtə/

Similar Pronunciations

/bidɚ/2

/bædɚ/2

/bɛbɚ/1

/bɛd/1

/bɛdnɚ/2

/bɛdz/1

/bɛdɚd/1

/bɛdɚz/3

/bɛhɚ/1

/bɛkɚ/5

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