# bum vs but

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### bum
*noun · IPA [ˈbũm] · frequency rank #34,919*
Indica o imita el ruido de un golpe o de una explosión.

### 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/bum-vs-but