# back vs bai

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### back
*adverb · IPA [bak] · frequency rank #5,800*
entgegen, zurück, rückwärts

### bai
*adjective · IPA [bɛ] · frequency rank #36,213*
von bräunlich roter Fellfarbe; rotbraun, braun

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