# bly vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bly
*noun · IPA /blaɪ/ · frequency rank #46,343*
Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

### 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/bly-vs-by