# bis vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bis
*noun · IPA /baɪz/ · frequency rank #18,497*
plural of bi

### 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/bis-vs-by