Which to use
“built” is an adjective and “bunt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #895
- “built” frequency rank
- #36,058
- “bunt” frequency rank
- 36953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | built | bunt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | well-built, muscular or toned. | The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. |
Where the eye mixes built and bunt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: built vs bunt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: built is /ˈbɪlt/ while bunt is /bʌnt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
built is recorded at frequency rank #895, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɪlt/. bunt is at rank #36,058, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bʌnt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36953, this pair ranks #298,673 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of built vs bunt
Shared letters: btu. Private to "built": il. Private to "bunt": n.
"built" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "bunt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "built" for "bunt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "built" or "bunt"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "built" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,673 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "built" and "bunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bruni vs bunt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #298,673 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.