# bav vs beam

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bav
*noun · IPA [bɑv] · frequency rank #39,229*
Vater

### beam
*verb · IPA [biːm] · frequency rank #39,825*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beamen

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