# Bach vs bav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bach
*noun · IPA [bax] · frequency rank #3,709*
kleiner, natürlicher Wasserlauf

### bav
*noun · IPA [bɑv] · frequency rank #39,229*
Vater

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