# but vs byte

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### but
*preposition · IPA /ˈbʌt/ · frequency rank #25*
Apart from, except (for), excluding.

### byte
*noun · IPA /baɪt/ · frequency rank #23,771*
A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.

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