# bustle vs busts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### busts
*noun · IPA /bʌsts/ · frequency rank #23,188*
plural of bust

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