# bony vs buns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bony
*adjective · IPA /ˈbəʊni/ · frequency rank #20,859*
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.

### buns
*noun · IPA /bʌnz/ · frequency rank #17,311*
plural of bun

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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