# bake vs bakery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bake
*verb · IPA /beɪk/ · frequency rank #8,121*
To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).

### bakery
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #11,650*
A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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