Which to use
“buddy” and “by” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,110
- “buddy” frequency rank
- #1,627
- “by” frequency rank
- 17737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | buddy | by |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kumpel, Kamerad | Stadt |
Letter map: buddy vs by
Shared letters muted; letters that set buddy and by apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on buddy vs by
buddy and by are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
buddy is recorded at frequency rank #16,110, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. by is at rank #1,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17737, this pair ranks #1,924,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of buddy vs by
Shared letters: by. Private to "buddy": du. Private to "by": -.
"buddy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "by" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- buddy ← bbuddy · bdudy · buddyy · budy · budyd · ubddy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "buddy" and "by" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "buddy" or "by"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "buddy" and "by".
- Full dictionary entry for "buddy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "by" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "buddy" and "by" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "buddy vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,924,736 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.