# bist vs but

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bist
*verb · IPA [bɪst] · frequency rank #225*
2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein

### but
*conjunction · IPA [bʌt] · frequency rank #6,402*
aber

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bist-vs-but