Many People Mispronounce Betta

[TwoTankAmin]

Beta is the 2nd letter in the Greek alphabet, betta is the fish. They are spelled differently and are pronounced differently. I would wager I am right, and if I am that would make me a better bettor. Hmmm.

 

[Llegmore]

Hence my signature

 

[Bugdozer]

It's latin, so there is no fixed pronunciation for it other than what your native language is. Which means ALL English speakers should be pronouncing it with a short "e" sound as the rule in English is that a vowel followed by a double consonant takes the short pronunciation.
So that means it does NOT sound like "beta" (the greek letter), or "beeta" or anything else with a long "e" or other vowel sound. Should be the same "e" that you use in letter, wetter, and etcetera.

 

[OldMan47]

One of my pet peaves. These fish are not the first generation being tried out by the public like a beta of software. The double t in the species name exists for a reason. The two ts means that the vowel that precedes it is a short vowel not a long vowel. Betta just like better but without the r sound. Until we had beta software the wrong pronunciation was seldom seen. These days it is far too common.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Exactly!

 

[ryno]

Beta is the 2nd letter in the Greek alphabet, betta is the fish. They are spelled differently and are pronounced differently. I would wager I am right, and if I am that would make me a better bettor. Hmmm.

B is also the second letter in the regular alphabet.... Lol

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Oh yah, didnt realize that.