# be vs but

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### be
*verb · IPA \biː\ · frequency rank #4,044*
Être.

### but
*noun · IPA \byt\ · frequency rank #423*
Objectif, cible.

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