# Bär vs bu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bu
*verb · IPA [by] · frequency rank #15,054*
Partizip Perfekt Maskulinum Singular des Verbs boire

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