# babble vs baffle

> 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

### baffle
*verb · IPA /ˈbæfl̩/ · frequency rank #40,574*
To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.

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