# Bau vs be

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### be
*verb · IPA [biː] · frequency rank #1,621*
sein, existieren

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