# butcher vs butcher's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### butcher
*noun · IPA /ˈbʊt͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #10,340*
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

### butcher's
*noun · IPA /ˈbʊtʃə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #36,060*
Synonym of butchershop.

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