# baffle vs battle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### baffle
*verb · IPA /ˈbæfl̩/ · frequency rank #40,574*
To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.

### battle
*noun · IPA /ˈbætl̩/ · frequency rank #1,214*
A contest, a struggle.

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