# bute vs butler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bute
*noun · frequency rank #37,359*
Phenylbutazone.

### butler
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,219*
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

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