# Bange vs baute

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bange
*noun · IPA [ˈbaŋə] · frequency rank #17,521*
Angst, Furcht, Scheu

### baute
*verb · IPA [ˈbaʊ̯tə] · frequency rank #7,873*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen

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