# bait vs Bär

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bait
*noun · IPA [beɪt] · frequency rank #45,151*
der Köder, das Lockmittel

### Bär
*noun · IPA [bɛːɐ̯] · frequency rank #7,023*
Tier (Raubtier, Säugetier) aus der Familie Ursidae

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