Which to use
“buss” and “busses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,640
- “buss” frequency rank
- #37,358
- “busses” frequency rank
- 72998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | buss | busses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A kiss. | plural of bus |
Letter map: buss vs busses
Shared letters muted; letters that set buss and busses apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. buss runs 4 letters (CVCC) against busses's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - buss / busses
buss and busses are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “buss” sits inside “busses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
buss is recorded at frequency rank #35,640, classified as anoun, pronounced /bʌs/. busses is at rank #37,358, tagged as anoun.
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 72998, this pair ranks #41,080 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of buss vs busses
Shared letters: bsu. Private to "buss": -. Private to "busses": e.
"buss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "busses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "buss" for "busses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "buss" vs "busses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "buss" and "busses".
- Full dictionary entry for "buss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "busses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,080 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "buss" and "busses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "BFS vs buss". 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 #41,080 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.