# BTW vs bu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### BTW
*abbrev · frequency rank #6,282*
Internet, Slang: By the way

### bu
*verb · IPA [by] · frequency rank #15,054*
Partizip Perfekt Maskulinum Singular des Verbs boire

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/btw-vs-bu