# bäh vs bu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bäh
*intj · IPA [bɛː] · frequency rank #33,503*
Ausdruck der Abscheu, der Verachtung, der Schadenfreude

### bu
*verb · IPA [by] · frequency rank #15,054*
Partizip Perfekt Maskulinum Singular des Verbs boire

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bah-vs-bu