# but vs by

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### by
*noun · IPA \bi\ · frequency rank #2,462*
Fossé qui traverse un étang, aboutissant à sa bonde.

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