# BC vs but

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### BC
*adverb · frequency rank #3,042*
Initialism of Before Christ.

### but
*preposition · IPA /ˈbʌt/ · frequency rank #25*
Apart from, except (for), excluding.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bc-vs-but