# bear vs brav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bear
*noun · IPA [ˈbɛə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #21,180*
Bär (Tierart)

### 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/bear-vs-brav