# budgets vs burgess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### budgets
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪts/ · frequency rank #10,504*
plural of budget

### burgess
*noun · IPA /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/ · frequency rank #14,286*
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.

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