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==Translingual==
{{wp}}

===Etymology===
Modification of capital letter {{m|mul|B}} ([[File:UncialB-01.png|class=skin-invert-image|16px|Approximate form of upper case B when the loop was dropped to form lower case ''b'']]) by dropping its upper loop, from the Greek letter {{m|mul|Β||Beta}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|mul|Voiced bilabial plosive.ogg|Pronunciation of IPA {{IPAfont|[bɑː, ɑbbɑː]}} with the sound {{IPAfont|[b]}}}}
*: A [[voiced]] [[bilabial]] [[stop]] is made with the lips alone, by a complete closure cutting off all exit of breath from the mouth, but with accompanying sonant vibrations of the vocal chords, the current of air necessary to produce this being driven from the lungs into the closed cavity of the mouth.<ref>{{R:Century|year=1914}}</ref> The corresponding voiceless stop is {{m|mul|p}}.

===Letter===
{{letter|mul}}

# {{Latn-def|mul|letter|2}}
# Transliterates the Cyrillic letter [[б#Translingual|б]].

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{lb|mul|IPA}} A [[voiced]] [[bilabial]] [[plosive]].
# {{lb|mul|superscript {{angbr IPA|ᵇ}}|IPA}} {{IPAfont|[b]}}-[[onset]] ([[prestopping]] / [[preocclusion]] / [[preplosion]]), {{IPAfont|[b]}}-[[release]] (e.g. {{angbr IPA|ɡᵇ}} for {{IPAfont|[ɡ͡b]}}), {{IPAfont|[b]}}-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic {{IPAfont|[b]}}.
# {{lb|mul|particle}} A [[bottom quark]].
# {{lb|mul|music}} {{altform|mul|♭||flat}}

====Usage notes====
The letter {{m|mul|b}} is used in several romanization systems to represent the bilabial plosive or stop, usually voiced ({{IPAchar|/b/}}), including [[Cyrillic]] {{m|mul|б||be}}, [[w:Zhuyin fuhao|Zhuyin fuhao]] [[ㄅ]], and Korean jamo {{m|mul|ㅂ||bieup}}.

===Gallery===
<gallery caption="Letter styles" perrow=3 mode=packed class=skin-invert-image>
Image:Latin B.png|Uppercase and lowercase versions of '''B''', in normal and italic type
File:Fraktur letter b.svg|Uppercase and lowercase '''B''' in [[Fraktur]]
File:UncialB-01.png|Approximate form of Greek upper case beta, which was the source for both common variants of ''b'' in [[uncial]] script
</gallery>

===See also===
* (''IPA''): {{l|mul|p||voiceless bilabial plosive}}
* (''Latin script''): [[A]][[a]] [[B]][[b]] [[C]][[c]] [[D]][[d]] [[E]][[e]] [[F]][[f]] [[G]][[g]] [[H]][[h]] [[I]][[i]] [[J]][[j]] [[K]][[k]] [[L]][[l]] [[M]][[m]] [[N]][[n]] [[O]][[o]] [[P]][[p]] [[Q]][[q]] [[R]][[r]] [[S]][[s]] [[T]][[t]] [[U]][[u]] [[V]][[v]] [[W]][[w]] [[X]][[x]] [[Y]][[y]] [[Z]][[z]]
* For more variations, see [[Appendix:Variations of "b"]].
{{Letter|page=B
|NATO=Bravo
|Morse=–···
|Braille=⠃
}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|Voiced bilabial stop}}

==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|en|/b/}} (see also [[#Pronunciation|Pronunciation]] under Translingual)
* {{qualifier|letter name}} {{IPA|en|/biː/}}
* {{audio|en|en-uk-b.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-b.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|q=letter name|iː|s=1}}
* {{qualifier|letter name}} {{homophones|en|be|bee|Bea}}

====Letter====
{{letter|en}}

# {{Latn-def|en|letter|2|bee}}

=====Usage notes=====
In Modern English, the letter {{m|en|b}} is sometimes silent, as when final after {{m|en|m}}, in {{m|en|climb}}, {{m|en|comb}}, {{m|en|lamb}}, {{m|en|limb}}, {{m|en|tomb}}, {{m|en|thumb}}, etc. and in a few other cases, such as {{m|en|debt}}, {{m|en|doubt}} and {{m|en|subtle}}. For some words ending in ''mb'' (e.g. {{m|en|limb}}, {{m|en|numb}}, {{m|en|thumb}}), the ''b'' was never pronounced and is a modern graphic insertion on the analogy of words like {{m|en|climb}}, {{m|en|comb}} and {{m|en|lamb}} where the ''b'' was in fact once pronounced. Likewise, the silent ''b'' in words in ''-bt-'' is an etymological insertion intended to bring the spelling closer to the Latin etymon; compare the original French words {{m|fr|doute||doubt}}, {{m|fr|dette||debt}} and {{m+|fro|soutil||subtle}} from which the English words were derived.<ref>{{R:Century|year=1914}}</ref>

=====See also=====
{{list:Latin script letters/en/simple}}

====Number====
{{numeral symbol|en}}

# {{Latn-def|en|ordinal|2|bee}}

===Etymology 2===

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{abbreviation of|en|born}}.
#: {{alti|en|b.}}

====Symbol====
{{en-head|sym}}

# {{lb|en|astronomy}} [[latitude]] in the [[galactic coordinate system]]
# {{lb|en|physics}} [[barn]]
# {{lb|en|computing}} [[bit]]
# {{lb|en|cricket}} [[bye]]
# {{lb|en|size}} [[big]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{sense|computing}} {{l|en|Kb}}, [[Mb]], [[Gb]], [[Tb]], [[Pb]], [[Eb]]
* {{sense|computing}} {{l|en|bps}}, [[b/s]]
* {{sense|cricket}} {{l|en|lb}}
* {{sense|others}} {{l|en|menty b}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|in computing}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|bit}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* {{sense|astronomy}} {{l|mul|ℓ}} {{gloss|galactic longitude}}
* {{sense|computing}} {{l|en|B}} {{gloss|byte}}
{{col2|en| b flat|B-tier|b sharp|b-ball|b-boy|b-boying|b-day|b-flat|b-girl|b-girling|b-hop|b-hopping|b-school|b-sharp|b-word|chlorophyll b|my b|b-tree}}

===Etymology 3===
Abbreviations.

====Verb====
{{head|en|verb}}

# {{lb|en|texting}} {{abbrev of|en|be}}.
#: {{ux|en|ima prolly '''b''' at home tn}}
#* {{RQ:Reddit|en|date=27 February 2020|handle=Sneasel_|subreddit=friendsafari|id=fa5l2q|title=adding everyone!|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112002219/https://www.reddit.com/r/friendsafari/comments/fa5l2q/adding_everyone/|archivedate=12 November 2023|passage=i am looking for any safari i am trying to fill my dex and it would '''b''' rly nice :D especially fire,ice, flying, since i don't a lot of those but everyone is welcome to add me :DD}}
#* {{RQ:Twitter|en|date=27 October 2021|handle=heluvstat|id=1453231295673348114|passage=if u aren't tryna '''b''' like this don't hmu|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111174913/https://twitter.com/heluvstat/status/1453231295673348114|archivedate=11 November 2023}}
#* {{RQ:Reddit|en|date=27 October 2023|handle=electriccitydrive|subreddit=GetStudying|id=17eleg6|title=How do I become obsessed with studying|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318104540/https://www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying/comments/17eleg6/how_do_i_become_obsessed_with_studying/|archivedate=18 March 2025|passage=I wanna '''b''' like those girls who study NON STOP and are basically addicted to studying, any tips?}}
#* {{RQ:Twitter|en|date=6 November 2023|handle=1tyreece|id=1721705726488289568|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111184922/https://twitter.com/1tyreece/status/1721705726488289568|archivedate=11 November 2023|passage=school pizza party pizza '''b''' like}}

===References===
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{{categorize|en|IPA symbols}}

==Afar==

===Letter===
{{letter|aa}}

# {{Latn-def|aa|letter|2}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/aa}}

==Azerbaijani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|az|[b]}}
* {{qualifier|letter name}} {{IPA|az|[beː]|[bɯː]}}

===Letter===
{{letter|az}}

# {{Latn-def|az|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/az}}

==Basque==

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-IPA|be}}

===Letter===
{{letter|eu}}

# {{Latn-def|eu|letter|2|be}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/eu}}

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|bé}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ca}}

# {{Latn-def|ca|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ca}}

==Central Mazahua==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|maz|/ɓ/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|maz}}

# {{Latn-def|maz|letter}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/maz}}

==Chipewyan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|chp|/p/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|chp}}

# {{Latn-def|chp|letter}}

==Czech==

===Letter===
{{letter|cs}}

# {{Latn-def|cs|letter|3}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/cs}}

==Dakota==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dak|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|dak}}

# {{Latn-def|dak|letter}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/dak}}

==Danish==

===Letter===
{{letter|da}}

# {{Latn-def|da|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/da}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-b.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nl|eː|s=1}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nl|/beː/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|nl}}

# {{Latn-def|nl|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/nl}}

==Esperanto==

===Pronunciation===
{{q|phoneme}} {{eo-pr|#,p<q:before a voiceless consonant>|a=LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-b.wav}}
{{q|letter}} {{eo-pr|'bo|r=-|s=-|a=LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-b.wav;LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-bo.wav}}

===Letter===
{{letter|eo}}

# {{Latn-def|eo|letter|2|bo}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/eo}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:eo:PIV 2020}}

==Estonian==
{{swp|et:}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name|[[bee]]}} {{et-IPA|bee}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{et-IPA|b}}

===Letter===
{{letter|et}}

# {{Latn-def|et|letter|2|bee}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/et}}

===Noun===
{{et-noun|b|b-d|gen2=b'|par2=b'd}}

# the letter [[b]] {{q|the second letter of the Estonian alphabet}}
# {{lb|et|music}} [[B-flat]] (note)
#: {{syn|et|si-bemoll}}

====Declension====
{{et-decl-idee|b-}}
''(music):''<br />{{et-decl-idee|b'}}

===References===
* {{R:Sõnaveeb}}
* {{R:EKSS}}

==Faroese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fo|/p/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|fo}}

# {{Latn-def|fo|letter|3}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/fo}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|fi|letter}}
{{fi-ety-letter}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{s|sound}} {{IPA|fi|/b/}}
* {{audio|fi|Fi-b.ogg|text=[[bee]], [[bensiini]], [[Bertta]]}}

====Letter====
{{letter|fi}}

# {{Latn-def|fi|letter|2|bee}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Used only in loanwords.

=====See also=====
{{list:Latin script letters/fi}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|fi|note}}
[[w:Musical note#Note names and their history|German musical notation]].

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# {{lb|fi|music}} [[B flat]]

=====Usage notes=====
* {{U:fi:note capitalization}}
* Finnish uses the German system; {{m|en|B}} is written as {{m|fi|h|id=note}}.

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa-dot|b|e|ä}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|fi|title=compounds
|B-duuri
|b-molli
}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|letter name}} {{fr-IPA|bé}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-b.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-b.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Vosges>>)}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-b.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Somain>>)}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-b.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Lyon>>)}}

===Letter===
{{letter|fr}}

# {{Latn-def|fr|letter|2}}

==Fula==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ff|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ff}}

# {{Latn-def|ff|letter|3}}

====Usage notes====
* {{U:ff:common}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ff}}

==German==

===Letter===
{{letter|de}}

# {{Latn-def|de|letter|2|be}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/de}}

===Noun===
{{de-noun|n,-,-:s}}

# {{alt case|de|B}}

====Declension====
{{de-ndecl|n,-,-:s}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:de:DWDS}}

==Gothic==

===Romanization===
{{got-rom}}

# {{romanization of|got|𐌱}}

==Greek==

===Symbol===
{{head|el|symbol}}

# {{lb|el|phonetics}} A {{w|voiced bilabial plosive}} (IPA {{IPAchar|[b]}}).<ref>[https://kendi.academyofathens.gr/pages/fonitiki-metagrafi Aρχές φωνητικής μεταγραφής του ΚΕΝΔΙ-ΙΛΝΕ]</ref>

===References===
<references/>

==Heiltsuk==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|hei|/p/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|hei}}

# {{Latn-def|hei|letter|1}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/hei}}

==Hungarian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{hu-IPA}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{hu-IPA|bé}}
* {{audio|hu|Hu-bé.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{letter|hu}}

# {{Latn-def|hu|letter|3|bé}}

===Noun===
{{head|hu|noun}}

# {{senseid|hu|Bflat}} {{lb|hu|music}} [[B-flat]], [[B♭]] {{gloss|the 11th note of the C chromatic scale}}
#: {{cot|hu|cesz|desz|esz|id3=Eflat|fesz|gesz|asz}}

====Declension====
{{hu-infl-nom|b-|e}}{{hu-pos-tek|b-}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|hu|title=Compound words
|B-dúr
|b-moll
}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/hu}}
* {{l|hu|B-dúr}}
* {{l|hu|bé}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ErtSz|1|the letter}}
* {{R:ErtSz|2|in music: {{noitalic|“B-flat”}}}}
* {{R:ErtSz|3|in music, rare|onlylink=y}}, synonym of {{l|hu|bé||♭}}, defined at {{R:BarcziOrszagh 1962|be-1-1F78A|bé}}
* {{R:Nagyszotar}}

==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{is-IPA|bé<qq:letter name>}}

===Letter===
{{letter|is}}

# {{Latn-def|is|letter|3}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/is}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/b/|a=context pronunciation}}
* {{IPA|io|/be/|a=letter name}}

===Letter===
{{letter|io}}

# {{Latn-def|io|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/io}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|id|/be/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|id|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|id}}

# {{Latn-def|id|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/id}}

==Irish==

===Letter===
{{letter|ga}}

# {{Latn-def|ga|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ga}}

==Isoko==

===Letter===
{{letter|iso}}

# {{Latn-def|iso|letter|2}}

===References===
* E. O. Agbada et al, ''Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017,'' page 8, 10
* Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, ''Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015)'', page 1
* Joe Okedi, ''Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi'', 2020

==Italian==

===Letter===
{{letter|it}}

# {{Latn-def|it|letter|2|bi}}

==Kalam==

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|in isolation}} {{IPA|kmh|[mbə́]}}
* {{q|before a vowel}} {{IPA|kmh|[mb]}}
* {{q|before ''y''}} {{IPA|kmh|[mbi]}}
* {{q|before other consonants}} {{IPA|kmh|[mbɨ]}}

===Noun===
{{head|kmh|noun}}

# [[man]]
# [[husband]]

===References===
* Andrew Pawley, Ralph Bulmer, ''A dictionary of Kalam with ethnographic notes'' (2011)
* {{R:Palmer:2018|page=64}}

==Kankanaey==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|kne|tl|b}}. Letter pronunciation is influenced by {{der|kne|en|b}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{kne-pr|bi<a:letter>|b<a:phoneme>}}

===Letter===
{{kne-head|letter}}

# {{Latn-def|kne|letter|2|bi}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/kne}}

===References===
* {{R:kne:Ortograpiya 2016|page=10-11}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{csb-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{letter|csb}}

# {{Latn-def|csb|letter|4|}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/csb}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
{{ety|la|id=letter|B|tree=1}}
From {{der|la|grc|Β||beta}}, likely through Etruscan.

===Letter===
{{letter|la}}

# {{Latn-def|la|letter|2|addl=representing the sound /b/}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/la}}

==Latvian==
{{wp|lv:}}

===Etymology===
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by [[w:Kārlis Mīlenbahs|K. Mīlenbahs]], which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German [[Fraktur]], and sporadically in [[Cyrillic]].

===Pronunciation===
* {{lv-IPA|b}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-b.ogg}}

===Letter===
[[File:Latin alphabet Bb.svg|thumb|200px|B]]
{{letter|lv}}

# {{Latn-def|lv|letter|3|bē}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/lv}}

==Livonian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{liv-IPA|b}}

===Letter===
{{letter|liv}}

# {{Latn-def|liv|letter|5}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/liv}}

==Lushootseed==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lut|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|lut}}

# {{Latn-def|lut|letter|3}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/lut}}

==Luxembourgish==

===Letter===
{{letter|lb}}

# {{Latn-def|lb|letter|2}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/lb}}

==Malay==

===Letter===
{{letter|ms}}

# {{Latn-def|ms|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ms}}

==Maltese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mt|/b/}}
* {{IPA|mt|/p/}} {{q|per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent}}

===Letter===
{{letter|mt}}

# {{Latn-def|mt|letter|2}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/mt}}

==Navajo==

===Letter===
{{letter|nv}}

# {{Latn-def|nv|letter}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/nv}}

==North Frisian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|frr|[b]|aa=most dialects}}
* {{IPA|frr|[b̥~p]|aa=[[Sylt]], merges with {{m|frr|⟨[[p]]⟩}} except at the start of a word or stressed syllable}}

===Letter===
{{letter|frr}}

# {{Latn-def|frr|letter}}

===See also===
* {{sense|North Frisian letters}} {{l|frr|[[a]], [[ä]], [[å]], [[ā]], [[b]], [[c]], [[d]], [[đ]], [[e]], [[ē]], [[f]], [[g]], [[h]], [[i]], [[j]], [[k]], [[l]], [[m]], [[n]], [[o]], [[ö]], [[p]], [[r]], [[s]], [[t]], [[u]], [[ü]], [[v]], [[w]] ([[q]], [[x]], [[y]], [[z]])}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==
{{wp|nb:}}
[[Image:Latin alphabet Bb.svg|250px|thumb|The uppercase and lowercase form of the letter B.]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nb|B}}

===Etymology===
Modification of the capital letter [[B]] by dropping its upper loop, from {{der|nb|la|B}}, from {{der|nb|ett|𐌁||be}}, from {{der|nb|grc|Β||beta}}, from the {{der|nb|phn|𐤁||[[bet]]}}, from Proto-Canaanite [[Image:Proto-Canaanite_-_bet.svg|20px]], from Proto-Sinaitic [[Image:Proto-semiticB-01.svg|20px]], from {{der|nb|egy|𓉐}}, representing the plan of a house.

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nb|/beː/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nb|/b/}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-be.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|eː}}
* {{hyph|nb|b}}
* {{homophones|nb|B|be}}

===Letter===
{{letter|nb}}

# {{Latn-def|nb|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/nb}}

===Noun===
{{nb-noun-m1|b-}}

# the letter {{l|en|b}}, the second letter of the [[#English|Norwegian]] alphabet
# {{lb|nb|music}} the tone h lowered by half a step
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1944|author=Børre Qvamme|title=Musikk|page=35–36|passage=enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre|t=every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=2000|author=Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland|title=Hillman Hunter|page=|passage=skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B|t=Scottish bagpipes are tuned in B}}
# {{lb|nb|music}} a {{l|en|flat}} {{q|sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1974|author=w:Jens Bjørneboe|title=Haiene|page=98|passage=ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken|t=no one will claim that the sheet music with clefs, sharps and flats is the music itself}}
# {{lb|nb|physics}} symbol for {{l|nb|bar||bar}}

===References===
* {{R:nb:OB}}
* {{R:nb:NAOB}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nn|/beː/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nn|/b/}}
* {{audio|nn|LL-Q9043 (nor)-Jon Harald Søby (WMNO)-b.wav}}
* {{homophones|nn|be}}

===Letter===
{{letter|nn}}

# {{Latn-def|no|letter|2}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nn}}

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-m1|b-}}

# the letter {{l|en|B}}
# {{senseid|nn|B-flat}} {{lb|nn|music}} [[B-flat]]

===References===
* {{R:nn:OB}}

==Nupe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nup|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|nup}}

# {{Latn-def|nup|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/nup}}

==Oromo==

===Pronunciation===
{{om-IPA|ba}}
{{om-syllables|ba}}
**{{audio|om|Om-b.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{letter|om}}

# {{Latn-def|om|letter|2}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{ety|pl|id=letter}}
{{pl-ety-letter}}

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|be|h=-|r=-|a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-b.wav}}

===Letter===
{{letter|pl}}

# {{Latn-def|pl|letter|3|be}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/pl}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|pt|pt-br-b.ogg|a=BR}}

===Letter===
{{letter|pt}}

# {{Latn-def|pt|letter|2|bê}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/pt}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pt:Aulete}}
* {{R:pt:Priberam}}

==Romani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|rom|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|rom}}

# {{Latn-def|rom|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/rom}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|ro}}

# {{Latn-def|ro|letter|4|be|bî}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/ro}}

==Sarikoli==

===Pronunciation===
{{srh-IPA}}

===Letter===
{{letter|srh}}

# {{Latn-def|srh|letter|2}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/srh}}

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gd|/p/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|gd}}

# {{Latn-def|gd|letter|2|prec=a|foll=c|addl=; traditionally named {{l|gd|beith|t=birch}}}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/gd}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|sh|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sh|Cyrl:б}}

# {{Latn-def|sh|letter|2|alphvar={{l|sh|gajica}}|prec=a|foll=c}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/sh}}

==Silesian==

===Etymology===
{{szl-ety-letter}}

===Pronunciation===
{{szl-pr|a=LL-Q30319 (szl)-Vxern-#.wav}}

===Letter===
{{letter|szl}}

# {{Latn-def|szl|letter|3}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/szl}}

==Skolt Sami==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|sms|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sms}}

# {{Latn-def|sms|letter|3}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/sms}}

==Slovak==

===Etymology===
{{ety|sk|:ubor|la:b<id:letter>|id=letter|tree=1}}
From {{der|sk|la|b}}, form of {{m|la|B}}, from {{der|sk|ett|-}} {{m|ett|𐌁}}, from {{der|sk|grc|-}} {{m|grc|Β||beta}}, from {{der|sk|phn|-}} {{m|phn|𐤁||bet/beth}}, from {{der|sk|egy|-}} {{m|egy|𓉐}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{sk-IPA}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sk}}

# {{Latn-def|sk|letter|4}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/sk}}

==Slovene==
{{wp|sl:}}

===Etymology===
From Gay's Latin alphabet {{m|sh|b}}, from {{der|sl|cs|-}} alphabet {{m|cs|b}}, from Latin {{m|la|b}}, modification of capital letter {{m|mul|B}} by dropping its upper loop, which is derived from the {{der|sl|ett|-}} letter {{m|ett|𐌁||be}}, from the {{der|sl|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Β||beta}}, derived from the {{der|sl|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤁||[[bet]]}}, from the {{der|sl|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓉐}}. Pronunciation as {{IPAchar|/bə/}} is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from {{der|sl|de|B}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}}: {{IPA|sl|/b/|[p]|[b̪]}}
* {{qualifier|letter name}}: {{sl-IPA|bə̏|bẹ̄}}
* {{audio|sl|Sl-nt-bə.ogg|q=letter name, non-tonal}}
* {{rhymes|sl|ə|eː}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sl}}

# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|2}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|3|alphvar=Resian}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|2|alphvar=Natisone Valley dialect}}

===Symbol===
{{head|sl|symbols}}

# {{qualifier|[[wikipedia:Slovene_national_phonetic_transcription|SNPT]]}} ''[[phonetic|Phonetic]] [[transcription]] of sound'' [{{IPAlink|b|b}}].

===Noun===
{{sl-noun|b|m-in}}

# {{ng|The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]] letter '''''[[B]]''''' / '''''[[b]]'''''.}}
# {{lb|sl|linguistics}} {{ng|The name of the [[phoneme]] ''/{{IPAlink|b}}/''.}}

====Declension====
* Overall more common
{{sl-decl-noun-m|b|b-j}}

* More common when with a definite adjective
{{sl-decl-noun-table2|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|b|title=Masculine inan., no endings}}

===Derived terms===
{{col4|sl|če si rekel a, reci tudi b|ƀ}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/sl}}
* {{l|sl|ƀ}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sl:Fran}}

==Slovincian==

===Pronunciation===
{{zlw-slv-pr|b-}}

===Particle===
{{h|zlw-slv|particle}}

# {{alt form|zlw-slv|bë}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:zlw-slv:SW||10}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr|raw:/b/ [β̞]<q:phoneme>|be<q:letter name><audio:letter b es es.flac<a:Spain>>|be larga<bullets:2><q:common in some countries><post:({{m|es|be larga}})>}}

===Letter===
{{letter|es}}

# {{Latn-def|es|letter|2|be}}

====Derived terms====
{{col|es
|cara b
|lado b
|plan b
|por h o por b}}

==Swedish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|sv|/beː/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|sv|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|sv}}

# {{Latn-def|sv|letter|2}}

===Noun===
{{head|sv|noun}}

# {{lb|sv|slang}} {{abbr of|sv|brunt|t=hashish}}

====See also====
* {{l|sv|w}}

===References===
* [https://polisen.se/contentassets/834bec2316d242369ba652cabd01f7b9/har-du-koll-pa-drogslangen.pdf Swedish Police Authority list of drug slang]

==Tagalog==

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|tl|es|b}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der|tl|en|b}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der|tl|es|b}}.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character {{m|tl|ᜊ}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr
|bí<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet>
|bé<qq:letter name, Abecedario>
|bá<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet>
|+<qq:phoneme>
}}

====Letter====
{{letter|tl}}

# {{tl-letter def|2|bi|alph=fil}}
# {{tl-letter def|2|ba|alph=abak}}
# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{tl-letter def|2|be|alph=abec}}

=====See also=====
{{list:Latin script letters/tl}}

===Etymology 2===
From the Abakada alphabet letter {{m|tl|b}} being pronounced as {{m|tl|ba}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|ba}}

====Particle====
{{tl-head|particle|b=ba}} {{tlb|tl|Internet slang|text messaging}}

# {{abbr of|tl|ba|pos=interrogative particle}}
#: {{ux|tl|D2 k '''b'''?|R u here'''?'''}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

==Tsou==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|tsu|/ɓ/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|tsu|type=nocase}}

# {{Latn-def|tsu|letter}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/tsu}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|tr|/b/}}
* {{qualifier|letter name}} {{IPA|tr|/beː/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|tr}}

# {{Latn-def|tr|letter|2|be}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/tr}}

==Turkmen==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|tk|/b/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|tk}}

# {{Latn-def|tk|letter|2}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/tk}}

==Vietnamese==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
{{vi-IPA|bê|bê bò|bờ}}

====Letter====
{{letter|vi}}

# {{Latn-def|vi|letter|4|bê|bê bò|bờ}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronoun====
{{vi-pronoun}}

# {{lb|vi|slang|Internet|text messaging}} {{abbreviation of|vi|bạn}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/vi}}

{{cln|vi|1-letter abbreviations}}

==Võro==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|vro|/p/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|vro}}

# {{Latn-def|vro|letter}}

==Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/biː/|a=standard}}
** {{IPA|cy|/bə/|a=informal}}

===Letter===
{{letter|cy}}

# {{Latn-def|cy|letter|2|bi|prec=a|foll=c}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letters/cy}}

===Mutation===
* b at the beginning of words mutates to {{l|cy|f}} in a {{l|en|soft mutation}}, to {{l|cy|m}} in a {{l|en|nasal mutation}} and is unchanged by {{l|en|aspirate mutation}}, for example with the word {{m|cy|bara||bread}}:
{{cy-mut|bara}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}

==Yele==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|yle|/p/}} ('''mb''' is pronounced {{IPAfont|[mb]}})

===Letter===
{{letter|yle|upper=-}}

# {{Latn-def|yle|letter|addl=; only occurs in the digraph {{angbr|mb}}}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/yle}}

==Yoruba==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|yo|/b/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|yo|/bí/}}

===Letter===
{{letter|yo}}

# {{Latn-def|yo|letter|2|bí}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/yo}}

==Zulu==

===Letter===
{{letter|zu}}

# {{Latn-def|zu|letter|2}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letters/zu}}