# baff vs bav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### baff
*adjective · IPA [baf] · frequency rank #43,039*
durch etwas Unerwartetes in Erstaunen versetzt

### 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/baff-vs-bav