# baut vs but

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### baut
*verb · IPA [baʊ̯t] · frequency rank #3,357*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bauen

### but
*conjunction · IPA [bʌt] · frequency rank #6,402*
aber

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