# bei vs by

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### by
*preposition · IPA [bɛi] · frequency rank #2,381*
A, en.

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