# Bau vs brav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### brav
*adjective · IPA [bʁaːf] · frequency rank #6,775*
Gehorsam zeigend

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