# bake vs barr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### barr
*verb · frequency rank #15,756*
To make the sound of an elephant.

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