# bait vs bet

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bet
*verb · IPA [beːt] · frequency rank #19,850*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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