# back vs bath

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bath
*noun · IPA [bɑːθ] · frequency rank #32,434*
Bad (Tätigkeit)

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