# bei vs but

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### bei
*preposition · IPA [baɪ] · frequency rank #35,376*
Cerca de, junto a.

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

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