# buys vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### by
*preposition · IPA /baɪ/ · frequency rank #24*
Near or next to.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buys-vs-by