Which to use
“bufo” is a noun and “but” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,221
- “bufo” frequency rank
- #7,254
- “but” frequency rank
- 52475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bufo | but |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sapo | mas, porém, todavia |
Letter map: bufo vs but
Shared letters muted; letters that set bufo and but apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - bufo and but
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bufo is anoun and butaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bufo is recorded at frequency rank #45,221, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbu.fɔ/. but is at rank #7,254, tagged as aconj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52475, this pair ranks #12,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bufo vs but
Shared letters: bu. Private to "bufo": fo. Private to "but": t.
"bufo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "but" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bufo ← bbufo · bfuo · buffo · buof · ubfo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bufo" and "but" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bufo" or "but" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "bufo" vs "but" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bufo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "but" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bufo" and "but" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bué vs bufo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #12,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.