# baust vs Biest

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### baust
*verb · IPA [baʊ̯st] · frequency rank #26,322*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bauen

### Biest
*noun · IPA [biːst] · frequency rank #21,910*
widerwärtiges Tier

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