# butters vs buttress

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### butters
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌt.əz/ · frequency rank #31,893*
plural of butter

### buttress
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌtɹəs/ · frequency rank #43,068*
A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

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