# beam vs brav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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