# busby

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʌz.bi/ · frequency rank #42,563

## Definitions
1. A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

## Etymology
Various theories; probably from the surname Busby.

## Easily confused with
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-buy)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-busy)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-bush)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-bust)
- **buss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-buss)
- **Busch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-busch)
- **busts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-busts)
- **busty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-busty)
- **bushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-bushy)
- **busta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-busta)
- **busily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busby-vs-busily)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bus-vs-busby)
- **bub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bub-vs-busby)
- **bby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bby-vs-busby)
- **baby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baby-vs-busby)
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bury-vs-busby)
- **bulb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulb-vs-busby)
- **buoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buoy-vs-busby)
- **buddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buddy-vs-busby)
- **bobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-busby)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbusby`, `bsuby`, `bubsy`, `busbby`, `busbyy`, `bussby`, `busyb`, `ubsby`

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