# bustling vs butting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bustling
*adjective · IPA /ˈbʌs(ə)lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,483*
Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.

### butting
*verb · IPA /ˈbʌtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #43,550*
present participle and gerund of butt

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