# babes vs babu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### babes
*noun · IPA /beɪbz/ · frequency rank #17,295*
plural of babe

### babu
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑːbuː/ · frequency rank #29,549*
A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.

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