# babble vs babe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### babble
*verb · IPA /ˈbæb.(ə)l/ · frequency rank #38,295*
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds

### babe
*noun · IPA /beɪb/ · frequency rank #5,938*
A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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