# Burton vs buttons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Burton
*name · IPA /ˈbɜː.tən/ · frequency rank #9,575*
An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.

### buttons
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌt.ənz/ · frequency rank #7,317*
plural of button

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