# back vs Baus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Baus
*noun · IPA [baʊ̯s] · frequency rank #27,644*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bau

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