# baby vs bane

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### baby
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪ̯.bi/ · frequency rank #547*
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

### bane
*noun · IPA /beɪn/ · frequency rank #20,563*
A cause of misery or ruin.

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