# bade vs brave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### brave
*adjective · IPA /bɹeɪv/ · frequency rank #4,064*
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.

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