# Bir vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bir
*name · frequency rank #42,548*
A surname from Punjabi.

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

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