# be vs but

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### be
*noun · IPA [ˈbe] · frequency rank #4,769*
Nombre de la letra b.

### but
*adverb · IPA [ˈbut̪] · frequency rank #11,178*
Muy.

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