# BBW vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### BBW
*noun · frequency rank #22,900*
Initialism of big beautiful woman, used as a positive description for women who are (sometimes slightly) overweight and physically attractive.

### by
*preposition · IPA /baɪ/ · frequency rank #24*
Near or next to.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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