# bide vs bute

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bide
*verb · IPA /baɪd/ · frequency rank #43,526*
To bear; to endure; to tolerate.

### bute
*noun · frequency rank #37,359*
Phenylbutazone.

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