# bats vs bugs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bats
*noun · IPA /bæts/ · frequency rank #9,286*
plural of bat

### bugs
*noun · IPA /bʌɡz/ · frequency rank #6,661*
plural of bug

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