# bust vs bustle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bust
*verb · IPA /ˈbʌst/ · frequency rank #6,662*
To break.

### bustle
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌsəl/ · frequency rank #29,577*
An excited activity; a stir.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bust-vs-bustle