# bald vs Bau

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bald
*adverb · IPA [balt] · frequency rank #417*
kurze Zeit danach

### Bau
*noun · IPA [baʊ̯] · frequency rank #1,193*
Errichtung eines Hauses oder Bauwerkes

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bald-vs-bau