# bade vs bards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bards
*noun · IPA /bɑɹdz/ · frequency rank #41,524*
plural of bard

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