# buddies vs budding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### buddies
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌdiz/ · frequency rank #9,447*
plural of buddy

### budding
*adjective · IPA /ˈbʌdiŋ/ · frequency rank #20,055*
Beginning to develop.

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