# Band vs bav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Band
*noun · IPA [bant] · frequency rank #744*
Plural »Bänder«:

### bav
*noun · IPA [bɑv] · frequency rank #39,229*
Vater

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