# bake vs bare

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bare
*adjective · IPA /bɛə/ · frequency rank #5,293*
Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

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