# bab vs bast

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bab
*noun · IPA /bæb/ · frequency rank #28,825*
A baby.

### bast
*noun · IPA /bɑːst/ · frequency rank #47,486*
Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.

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