# BID vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### BID
*adverb · frequency rank #3,601*
twice a day, two times per day

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bid-vs-by