Which to use
“blushes” and “busses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,456
- “blushes” frequency rank
- #37,358
- “busses” frequency rank
- 73814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blushes | busses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of blush | plural of bus |
Letter map: blushes vs busses
Shared letters muted; letters that set blushes and busses apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - blushes / busses
blushes and busses are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blushes is recorded at frequency rank #36,456, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈblʌʃɪz/. 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 73814, this pair ranks #38,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blushes vs busses
Shared letters: besu. Private to "blushes": hl. Private to "busses": -.
"blushes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "busses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blushes" for "busses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blushes" vs "busses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "blushes" 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 #38,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blushes" and "busses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blushes vs bluster". 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 #38,332 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.