# bays vs bugs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bays
*noun · IPA /beɪz/ · frequency rank #19,021*
plural of bay

### 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/bays-vs-bugs