Which to use
“blesses” is a verb and “busses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,341
- “blesses” frequency rank
- #37,358
- “busses” frequency rank
- 83699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blesses | busses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of bless | plural of bus |
Letter map: blesses vs busses
Shared letters muted; letters that set blesses and busses apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - blesses and busses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blesses is averb and bussesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blesses is recorded at frequency rank #46,341, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈblɛsɪz/. busses is at rank #37,358, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 83699, this pair ranks #13,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blesses vs busses
Shared letters: bes. Private to "blesses": l. Private to "busses": u.
"blesses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "busses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blesses" for "busses" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "blesses" or "busses" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blesses" and "busses".
- Full dictionary entry for "blesses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "busses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blesses" and "busses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basset vs busses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #13,329 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.