# Baez vs baka

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Baez
*name · IPA /ˈbaɪ.ɛz/ · frequency rank #32,687*
A surname.

### baka
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑːkə/ · frequency rank #44,633*
An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baez-vs-baka