# bud vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bud
*noun · IPA /bʌd/ · frequency rank #6,218*
A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

### by
*preposition · IPA /baɪ/ · frequency rank #24*
Near or next to.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bud-vs-by