# busts vs buys

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### buys
*noun · IPA /baɪz/ · frequency rank #7,892*
plural of buy

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