# bade vs bah

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bade
*verb · IPA /bæd/ · frequency rank #42,539*
simple past of bid

### bah
*intj · IPA /bæ/ · frequency rank #24,671*
Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.

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